Christopher Hurd, owner of Circle G Farms, checks the drip irrigation line in a grove of almond trees on his farm in Firebaugh, California, US, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2014.

California’s irrigation districts have largely ignored a 2007 state law that requires them to report how much water they’re delivering to farms.

As the peak of crop water use approaches, farmers across our region once again face one of the most critical decisions in crop production: When and how much to irrigate.

Let's say you have a farm with an old wheel line sprinkler system where 70% of the water you draw ends up in your crops. Some of the remaining 30% then seeps into groundwater or runs into streams.

The Imperial Irrigation District has started a conservation program to help cut water use on farms, paying participants $285 for each acre-foot of water conserved. In the Coachella Valley, in ...

Supporters believe the Super Ditch could eventually enable farms and cities to share up to 10,000 acre-feet of water. “We look at leasing water just like raising a crop,” says Schweizer, who ...

(David Condos | KUER) Irrigation sprinklers spray water across part of Dick Pace’s farm in the town of Teasdale, Aug. 22, 2024. “We’re just trying to make a living,” Pace said.

The Central Arizona Project, which delivers Colorado River water to more than 80% of Arizona’s growing population, is testing a new Israeli-developed irrigation system in the Valley to counter ...

Harrison Farms said in a statement that it has tested its irrigation water on a monthly basis for the past 10 years and that it met federal standards for E. coli during the last growing season.

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