From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. There are alternatives to a bigger damAnother water grab by Southern California Coalition response…Governments, including schools, have benefited from Shasta Dam in the form of taxes it has generated to the […]
JFK had the right idea
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here. Delta plan threatens water rights, supplies Coalition response…Opposition to planned water system upgrades and ecosystem improvements in the Delta puts the water supply for more than 25 million Californians at risk. […]
Groundwater depletion needs to be discussed
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here and submit your request. Groundwater depletion must be addressed Coalition response… While the writer has good intentions, the solution proposed to resolve groundwater overdraft is incorrect. Many of California’s over drafted […]
California Farm Water Success Stories
Statement by the California Farm Water Coalition on the publication of farm water success stories showing how agricultural water stewardship practices are at work on-the-ground, at the farm and irrigation-district level. “The Pacific Institute has come a long way toward recognizing the achievements by farmers and water managers instead of unfairly criticizing them for wasting […]
New study confirms farm water efficiency
“Nearly 30 years after a University of California, Cooperative Extension study concluded that farmers are not wasting water a new study arrived at similar conclusions. A major finding of the current study contradicts a popular claim that increased conservation on the farm could result in millions of acre-feet of water available for other uses. “The […]
Technology opens door to solving California’s water supply crisis
How California can use the latest technology to solve its water supply crisis is the focus of a new Public Broadcast System program co-sponsored by the California Farm Water Coalition. “This is really a celebration of the creativity and leadership that everyone from family farmers in the Central Valley to the public water agencies that […]
Food Cost Study Information
AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS SPENDING NEARLY $4,000 LESS THAN WORLDWIDE COUNTERPARTS The average American household is spending $3,820 less for food each year in comparison to their counterparts around the world. A CFWC study compared spending habits of American households with those in 28 high-income countries across the globe. U.S. households spent approximately $5,945, or 6.2 percent, […]
Kern Water Bank
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click hereThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and submit your request. Earth: Lawsuit over Kern Water Bank worth watching Coalition viewpoint…The Kern Water […]
Farm water provides benefits
From News Line, a daily compilation of farm water news distributed to CFWC members and others upon request. To receive News Line, click here This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and submit your request. The false promise of Hoover Dam Coalition viewpoint…Farmers actually receive about […]
Kevin and Allison Hurd
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Family farms like ours provide food that is safe, healthy and affordable, and it doesn’t travel halfway around the world to get to your table. Adequate and dependable water supplies for California farms keep fresh, safe, and healthy food on your plate.