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Local Dairy Reduces Methane Gas with help from State Grant Author: Dana Brady Yount Social Media Summary: The Zuppan Dairy received a California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) grant for the 2018 cycle.
Social Media Summary: Renati Dairy, located in Sonoma County, received a California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Alternative Manure Management Program grant in the 2019 funding cycle.
Summary: California has one of the most diverse and productive agricultural economies in the world and we rely on the use of surface water deliveries as well as groundwater pumping to meet the water use needs of our crops.
Summary: Vegetated agricultural ditches provide environmental benefits, such as filtration and removal of sediment, nutrients, and pesticides from water, but they may also encourage the presence of wildlife near and/or in crops, posing potential food safety risks.
Summary: Castaic Lake, located outside of Los Angeles, California is the third-largest water storage facility associated with the California State Water Project and is regularly utilized for fishing and recreation.
Summary: On average, droughts cause economic damage on the order of billions of dollars annually in the United States. While droughts have been extensively studied, large knowledge gaps exist in the current understanding of how a drought propagates or evolves through the water cycle.
Summary: Understanding how rainfall becomes streamflow in a river or stored groundwater in an aquifer is critical to managing both water quality and quantity and developing groundwater sustainability plans that limit and address undesirable results.
Summary: Facing drought and climate change, California growers are regulated and incentivized to increase irrigation efficiency and build soil health through statewide policies and programs.
Summary: Recent droughts in the American West have highlighted both the value of our aquifers in securing water and the impact on our aquifers from groundwater depletion.
