Thursday, February 12, 2026

water issues

The ‘Wet Stuff’ Drives Acreage

Lack Of Water Reduces California Farmers’ Incentive To Grow Cotton • By Ching Lee, California Farm Bureau Federation • Lack of water for agriculture could dampen prospects for California farmers to grow more cotton, even as prices for the commodity have soared. Diminished...

California Farmers Plan For Extremely Dry Year

• By Christine Souza • Editor’s note: This article is excerpted from the Ag Alert April 7, 2021, issue. To read the article in its entirety, go to www.agalert.com/archive/. With all signs pointing to a critically dry year in California, farmers...

Rio Grande salinity drives innovation, change in agriculture

The increasing salinity of the Rio Grande River is a real problem for agricultural producers. Experts from Texas A&M AgriLife Research are studying this problem to provide options and advice for those who rely on this water source. The Rio...

Cotton Farming Nabs A Fresno Farm Bureau Ag Journalism Award

https://youtu.be/H3EYqCjxv1U The Fresno County (California) Farm Bureau recently held its 25th annual Journalism Awards. This year's award winners were recently recognized at FCFB's second annual "Bounty of Fresno County" event at Wolf Lakes Park in Sanger. More than 25 entries were...

CFBF President Outlines Policy Priorities

By Ching Lee As the California Farm Bureau Federation begins its centennial celebration, CFBF President Jamie Johansson called farmers and ranchers to action, reminding them that Farm Bureau is an organization “that wants to go beyond making a statement by...

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