agriculture

Delano water bottling plant prompts concerns over exporting native groundwater

Photo: This sign greets motorists in Delano. Felix Adamo/ The Californian News of the new Niagara Bottling plant going up in Delano…

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California Courts Foil Westlands Water District’s Grinch-Like Water Grab

Westlands’ Efforts to Permanently Privatize California Water Opposed by Unique Coalition & Rejected by Skeptical Judges Credit: Bet Hannon Business…

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Strawberry Case Study: What if Farmers Had to Pay for Water?

Coral Davenport reported in the Pajaro Valley, meeting farmers, regulators and C.E.O.s and visiting oceanfront strawberry fields. Photographs by Nathan Weyland.[GIFT…

4 months ago

How America’s Diet Is Feeding the Groundwater Crisis

[NYT gift article] America’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed…

4 months ago

Organic farming — new role in the age of climate change

photo credit: Ruth Dusseault/Bay City News A robotic weeder that uses no herbicide, at the Organic Growers Summit in Monterey…

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