Water Management
Industry leaders at Southern Exposure 2026 describe mounting pressure from environmental mandates and water competition that require a new era of transparent collaboration.
During his time with FWA, Amaral has also led efforts to achieve long-term water sustainability in the San Joaquin Valley.
Netafim North America’s Melissa Lilze talks the top five trends that will impact irrigators in the coming year.
Water will always be a big topic for produce and ag in general, but 2025 saw some big milestones in water news.
A recent impact report out of Westlands Water District in California found wide-reaching ripple effects of water restrictions for San Joaquin Valley growers.
Following the threat of added tariffs, Mexico has agreed to send 202,000 acre-feet to Texas starting Dec. 15, but it’s unclear where this water will come from, as is how useful it will be to Texas growers.
In an exclusive interview, EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi says EPA’s new WOTUS definition fully reflects the Sackett ruling, simplifies compliance and delivers the certainty farmers have been demanding for years.
Mexico ended the most recent five-year cycle for delivering Rio Grande water having only delivered 50.5% of the total water due.
Interested stakeholders can submit written comments on the management proposal under the Bay-Delta Plan by Nov. 7 and attend an in-person informational event on Nov. 5.
A University of Florida assessment found Toro’s Tempus automated irrigation systems saved growers an average of 873 gallons per day per acre and almost 2 hours per day in labor.
With unanimous support from lawmakers, the update to the California Water Plan may help bring actionable water goals and information to the state and stem the flow of farm loss.
In the heart of California’s Central Valley, generations of farm families are facing a new kind of crisis: what farmers argue is a man-made drought. It’s mounting water regulations that could determine whether the most fertile farmland in the nation survives.
The Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool lets the state’s water users, including irrigators, see if their water withdrawal project will negatively impact their local watersheds.
The upcoming forums in Arizona and Texas are set to feature updates about area projects and include a public comment period.
Human urine is gaining recognition as a sustainable, nutrient-rich fertilizer with the potential to benefit small urban farms, home gardens and large-scale farms, offering a low-cost solution to rising fertilizer prices and environmental concerns.
Despite mostly full reservoirs, water districts serving agriculture in the state’s most productive region aren’t getting enough water, highlighting outdated water infrastructure.
Fruit tree growers in Washington have several strategies for dealing with drought and being water resilient, but there are costs associated with all of them.
EPA says it will release a proposed final WOTUS rule this summer for public comment, expecting the rule will be finalized before the end of 2025.
While Mexico promised more water under the 1944 treaty, U.S. growers say they need more water certainty, for Chihuahua to play by the rules, and treaty enforcement.
Colorado State University engineer advises water industry workers on how to collaborate with irrigators on water supply planning.
Verdi, which just raised $4.7M in its latest seed round, offers devices that automate existing irrigation infrastructure.
The plan would change the way the state deals with property acquisition and water rights permitting protests relative to water infrastructure projects.
The world’s fourth-largest economy owes a lot of its success to agriculture, and creative water management is essential.
New Farm Journal series explores ag’s role in the crisis
Now in its third season trialing regenerative agriculture practices, the California-based grower is currently testing a low-tillage farming method designed to increase the carbon content in soil.
Questions about water availability have likely caused some produce growers to be conservative in the acreage they plant for the coming season.
Water supplies are under pressure now and will be even more so in the future. That spells trouble for growers and the entire planet.