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Appeals court sides with enviros over Westlands water contract suit. What does it mean for supplies?
An appeal to validate Westlands Water District’s 2020 permanent repayment contract was rejected. Despite that, things are looking up for the water district.
Calif. has averted blackout disaster. Why we owe it to hydroelectric infrastructure.
The storms battering California in the winter have delivered badly needed relief during the summer heatwave, prompting the need for increased investment in hydroelectric, writes William Bourdeau.
Suit: Paine Schwartz, McKinsey tanked Prima Wawona, America’s largest stonefruit producer
The financial demise of America's largest peach farming outfit, based in Fresno, was largely cooked up by its private equity owner and a famous consulting firm.
Westlands touts boosted groundwater storage, courtesy of new grant
Farmers within Westlands Water District sought to transition land for storing water in the aquifer through California’s LandFlex program.
Turner named new chief of Calif.’s Almond Board
One of California’s top almond trade groups is set for a changing of the guard at the top.
State of Calif. Farming? Plenty of challenges – and opportunities.
"Agriculture is not just a sector in California; it's a way of life that defines the state's identity," writes Harris Farms executive vice president William Bourdeau.
Sacramento wants to upend Calif.’s water market. It could kill farms, housing.
A new bill would paint California's buying and selling of water supplies with too broad of a brush and kill off farms and housing developments.
A case of B.S.: Porterville-tied man sentenced in massive manure Ponzi scheme
A five-year scheme defrauding investors to build anaerobic digesters on Valley dairies was snuffed out by Federal law enforcement officials.
USDA OKs Bay Area firm to sell lab grown meat
The genetically-modified meat will hit store shelves following approval from Federal regulators.
Westlands ramps up groundwater recharge efforts
Westlands Water District has sought to take advantage of intense storms by recharging the aquifer with more groundwater.
