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As drought, climate change pressure El Paso water supply, farmers innovate to sustain orchards in one of nation’s biggest pecan-growing hubs

This is the second in a two-part series about pecan farming in the El Paso region. You can read Part I here. Inside a nondescript building off North Loop Drive, where longtime farmland sits adjacent ...
Agri-Pulse

White sturgeon emerges as the next threat to farm water supplies

New protections for white sturgeon may impact farm water supplies and increase costs for local water agencies. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo) California’s effort to protect an ...
Food & Water Watch

Groups File Opening Brief In Colorado Factory Farm Water Pollution Case

Lawsuit challenges Colorado’s failure to protect water, public health from unchecked factory farm pollution Food & Water Watch and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed an opening brief in ...
Finance & Commerce

U.S. farmers rely on solar power to save water, boost income

Farmers lease or own solar arrays to diversify income and save water. Solar arrays cut irrigation, supporting California’s water reduction laws. Farmers with solar earn up to $50,000 per acre annually ...
WHNT

Lawrence County farmer’s water rates nearly doubled, fears for future of the industry

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala (WHNT) — A Lawrence County poultry farmer says a sudden spike in water bills may run her, and others, out of business. Janet Farley and her husband, Donnie, have farmed the same ...
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Unhygienic cattle farm water becomes only option in Aarey Colony water crisis

For more than 15 days, a severe water crisis has gripped some units in Aarey Milk Colony. Residents shared with mid-day that the only reliable option at their disposal is unhygienic and non-potable ...