"Behind every business sign and behind every bag of produce are individuals who labored to bring agricultural products from the fields to our tables."
Orange County Register
Dairy farmer near Patterson making most of scarce water
"John Azevedo stretches the water that helps produce the milk on his dairy farm west of Patterson. Azevedo is one of 16 farmers featured in a new report from Dairy Cares, a statewide industry program that encourages water and energy conservation and other practices."
The Modesto Bee
Cotton Growers Forced to Adapt
"California cotton growers have been forced to adapt and be as precise as possible with their available resources."
AgNet West
Big Agriculture Adopting Technology To Increase Efficiency
"Agriculture is embracing technology to become more efficient, and startups are interacting with industry leaders to develop the best tools."
CBS San Francisco
California Farmers Count Every Drop with Efficient Irrigation Technologies
"California farmers have responded to the drought by fallowing land; switching to crops that yield higher value per unit of water; and switching irrigation technologies."
USDA Blog
Almond Board taps national lab to help study aquifers
"A partnership between the Almond Board of California and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will aid in ongoing efforts to better understand groundwater recharge with the goal of achieving sustainability within the aquifers."
Western Farm Press
California Dairy Turns Cow Waste Into Power
"A California dairy is now using a flush system to collect that manure from most of the stalls and carry it to a covered lagoon where an anaerobic digester converts the gas into enough electricity to power 125 homes."
Capitol Public Radio
Almond industry to improve groundwater usage
"The U.S. almond industry is launching a new strategy to explore groundwater recharge potential on the one million acres of almond orchards in California."
Agri-Net
Kings farmers enhance water efficiency
"Some Kings County growers are taking advantage of a state water efficiency program to improve their operations."
The Hanford Sentinel
L.A. Times Letter: George Skelton uses half-truths and shaky logic to demonize farms
"Despite claims that “it’s basically hands off agriculture,” large portions of California agriculture this year are suffering through a 95% cut in surface water allocation. That’s not a cut to sneeze at."
California Farm Water Coalition Blog
California Farmers Innovate to Fight Drought
"In the arid Golden State, growers and agricultural researchers have been developing techniques to conserve precious water and use it more efficiently."
Water Deeply
California winery hires earthworms to clean up its wastewater
"Fetzer Vineyards, located in California’s Mendocino County, has signed on to become the first American winery to use the process to treat 100% of its wastewater."
The Guardian
We Farm. You Eat.
"Farmers and ranchers are the best environmentalists because they work the environment for the benefit of all us who eat."
The Salinas Californian
‘Business as usual’ on Saudi purchased Arizona-California farms
"About two of every five acres of crops grown by U.S. farmers are exported which helps producers spread out the costs of doing business. This necessary commerce creates jobs at home. Expanded sales overseas help make products more affordable for all, including consumers in the USA."
Western Farm Press
Farmers innovate to get more crop per drop
"Innovations have been central to the success of farming and ranching — not only during California’s lingering drought, but over the last several decades."
San Diego Union-Tribune
Long-term, strategic effort positions almond industry for change
"The Almond Board of California is working on behalf of almond growers and handlers to ensure the industry is ready for this changing world. Almonds are among California’s highest-value agricultural crops, and soon will be its largest acreage crop. With this position comes opportunity, responsibility, and leadership."
Western Farm Press
How the almond industry, beekeepers are working to promote healthy hives
"The Almond Board of California, almond growers and beekeepers have joined forces hoping to solve honey bee losses suffered during almond bloom in recent years. With an estimated 80,000 hives affected in 2014, the industry reacted and boosted its collaborative efforts to develop practices targeted at reversing the trend."
Central Valley Business Times
Livestock and Climate Change: Facts and Fiction
"The U.S. livestock sector has shown considerable progress during the last six-plus decades and commitment into the future, to continually reduce its environmental footprint while providing food security at home and abroad."
UC Davis Egghead Blog
Growers prepare for another year of drought after disappointing El Nino season
"Despite some promising initial forecasts, we didn't get as much rain as we'd hoped for here on the Central Coast. Now local growers are preparing for another year of drought."
KSBY-TV
See green farming in a sustainable way, on bike or foot
"Sonoma County has a heritage of farm families — many of whom have been practicing sustainable farming techniques and winemaking practices for decades."
San Francisco Chronicle