Tag: irrigation
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California’s Central Valley may never recover from past and future droughts
Water in the San Luis reservoir, which was constructed as a storage reservoir in California’s Central Valley. Groundwater in this region may never be able to recover from past and future droughts, according to new research published in Water Resources Research. Credit: Fredrick Lee Groundwater in California’s Central Valley is at risk of being depleted…
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Agribusiness focuses on drought, not climate change
Arizona Capitol Times You will never hear the words “water crisis” said aloud in the in the chambers of the Arizona Legislature, Salt River Project, or Central Arizona Project. The fact the reservoirs on the Colorado River, which store irrigation water for our farms, have hit their lowest levels has not prompted our state’s Department…
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Drought: California farms destroy crops rather than pay for water
California’s Central Valley farmers like Woolf are having to reevaluate their business models based on how much water they can afford.
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Scorched, Parched and Now Uninsurable: Climate Change Hits Wine Country
ST. HELENA, Calif. — Last September, a wildfire tore through one of Dario Sattui’s Napa Valley wineries, destroying millions of dollars in property and equipment, along with 9,000 cases of wine. November brought a second disaster: Mr. Sattui realized the precious crop of cabernet grapes that survived the fire had been ruined by the smoke.…
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CSIRO and Goanna Ag develop technology to predict crop water needs
KEEPING AN EYE: A Goanna Ag canopy sensor on a tomato crop near Swan Hill, Victoria. The CSIRO and local agtech company Goanna Ag have teamed up to give irrigators the technology to get maximum value out of every drop of water. They are claiming WaterWise will be Australia’s only water-use efficiency product for irrigated…
