Water For Agriculture

A greenhouse full of young agave plants.

Green Blog: Article

Questions about growing agave? UC ANR has answers

August 27, 2025

By Caroline D Champlin

Based on grower input, UC ANR has developed a series of free, virtual webinars about farming agave. The sessions will be held every month from August to December, and will cover topics including grower certification and irrigation practices.

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Green Blog: Article

UC ANR shares prospects for sustainably farming the ‘agave rush’

July 9, 2025

By Caroline D Champlin

The popularity of farming agave is taking off in California, with climate change motivating growers to consider planting drought-tolerant crops. With all that buzz, UC Organic Agriculture Institute hosted a field day for current and prospective agave growers to learn more about farming the plant with…

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Water productivity of winter cereal crops in the San Joaquin Valley: Research update

June 6, 2025

Authors: Maya Shydlowski, Caitlin Peterson, Josh Hegarty, Mark Lundy---Over 500,000 acres of farmland in California are expected to come out of production by 2040 because of water limitations from drought and state regulations. While some of this land may be put to other uses, much of this acreage could be…

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Students enthusiastically engage with a water filtration demonstration during the Children's Water Education Festival

SoCal youth inspired by UCCE advisor’s passion for water conservation

May 29, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Esther Lofton, UCCE urban watershed resilience advisor, engaged students in LA and Orange counties with lively activities to celebrate Water Awareness Month in May.

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View over the tops of avocado trees from a tower with scientific instruments

Food Blog: Article

UCCE advisor provides first-of-its-kind avocado irrigation data

May 15, 2025

By Michael Hsu

Crop coefficients are numbers used to calculate the amount of water a particular crop needs. In an unprecedented study, Ali Montazar, UC Cooperative Extension irrigation and water management advisor, set out to develop more reliable crop coefficients for avocado based on real-world data.

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Kern County: Document

Kern UCCE/DWR Weekly Crop Water Use Report 04-06-2025

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Statewide team to assist small farms with SGMA

April 2, 2025

By Ngodoo Atume, Kristen Farrar

California relies on groundwater - water stored in underground aquifers and pumped through wells - for up to 41% of water supply in normal years and up to 60% during times of drought. In 2014, the California legislature signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) with the primary goal…

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