blog post Adapting to a Water-Scarce California By Ellen Hanak Jan 9, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 ... ... looking at water-limited cropping as an alternative to fallowing, and exploring solar development as a new—and possibly attractive—use ...
event Surplus and Shortage: California’s Water Balancing Act Nov 18, 2022 She is an agroecologist whose research spans climate-smart agriculture, soil health, diversified cropping systems, agroecosystem resilience, ...
Report Priorities for California’s Water By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ... Nov 14, 2022 Nov 16, 2022 ... “There's a legitimate quantitative limit to how much water can be extracted and utilized. Land fallowing programs and policies, cover cropping, ...
blog post Voters’ Wish List for the Next Election Cycle By Mark Baldassare Nov 10, 2022 Nov 10, 2022 ... But this year, voters were largely nonplussed about the crop of citizens' initiatives. While they still believe in the direct democracy ...
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 ...
event Solar Development in the San Joaquin Valley Nov 1, 2022 She is an agroecologist whose research spans climate-smart agriculture, soil health, diversified cropping systems, agroecosystem resilience, ...
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 Storing Water for the Environment By Sarah Null, Jeffrey Mount, Brian Gray, Kristen Dybala ... Aug 22, 2022 Warming is also increasing evaporative demand—or the thirst of the atmosphere—as well as the water requirements of crops and other vegetation (Albano et al.
blog post Is SGMA Compatible with Farmland Preservation? By Annabelle Rosser Aug 15, 2022 Aug 15, 2022 ... photo - Rows of Green Crops on Farm in the Salinas Valley, California ... half of the state's crop- and rangelands—from development.
blog post Commentary: Drought Requires New Strategies for Managing Cropland By Andrew Ayres, Caitlin Peterson Aug 9, 2022 Aug 9, 2022 ... “Dryland” crops, which rely solely on winter rainfall and soil moisture, ... We found, however, that a return to true dryland cropping is ...