blog post Commentary: How California Can Expand Solar Development and Support San Joaquin Valley Farmers By Andrew Ayres, Darcy Wheeles Nov 7, 2022 Oct 27, 2022 ... Can the San Joaquin Valley address its groundwater deficit while helping the state achieve its long-term clean energy goals—and invest in ...
Report Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Oct 25, 2022 These exceed comparable returns for production of annual crops (roughly $200–450/acre/year) and even more profitable orchard crops in many cases (up to a ...
Report Land Transitions and Dust in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Jaymin Kwon, Joy Collins Jul 20, 2022 Jul 25, 2022 ... Dust from the landscape contains a mix of particle sizes: depending on soil and ... crop mix, and prevailing agricultural practices.
Report Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley By Caitlin Peterson, Cameron Pittelkow, Mark Lundy Jul 20, 2022 Water-limited cropping is one alternative to fallowing that can improve soil health ... as well as species mixes that combine the good biomass production of ...
Policy Brief Policy Brief: Drought and California’s Agriculture By Alvar Escriva-Bou, Josué Medellín-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, John Abatzoglou Apr 13, 2022 Apr 26, 2022 ... Farmers have steadily improved productivity, shifting to crops ... by rethinking the mix of perennial and annual crops—can help manage risk.
Report Groundwater and Urban Growth in the San Joaquin Valley By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Henry McCann, David Mitchell ... Sep 15, 2021 Larger utilities tend to utilize a mix of surface and groundwater, ... in a net decline in irrigated crop acreage, and not just a shift in its location.(18) ...
Report Improving California’s Water Market By Andrew Ayres, Ellen Hanak, Brian Gray, Gokce Sencan ... Sep 14, 2021 Although irrigation requirements vary somewhat by crop, irrigation method, ... for the San Joaquin Valley (both periods with a mix of wet and dry years).
Report California’s Future By Ellen Hanak, Laura Hill, Hans Johnson, Caroline Danielson ... Jan 15, 2021 This multi-topic publication highlights the state's most pressing long-term policy challenges in several key areas: criminal justice, economy, education, ...
Report California’s Political Geography 2020 By Eric McGhee Feb 24, 2020 In fact, Trump's approval is mixed or negative in many places that voted for him in the 2016 election. If approval equates to votes, then he may struggle to ...
blog post Got Surface Water? Groundwater-Only Lands in the San Joaquin Valley By Jelena Jezdimirovic, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou Jul 8, 2019 Jul 8, 2019 ... Crops are similar in groundwater-only lands and lands that have at least ... to the availability of surface water in the local supply mix.