agriculture

A large concrete dam holds back a blue reservoir surrounded by dry, exposed shoreline and forested hills, with a snow-capped mountain visible in the distance.

환경

A contentious project to raise California’s Shasta Dam just got a funding boost from Trump

The Trump administration Tuesday announced $40 million for “planning and preconstruction activities associated with raising Shasta Dam.”

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레이첼 베커

• 3월 18, 2026

An aerial view of a river surrounded by farmland.

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Trump sides with agriculture again in California’s neverending water wars

Trump pushed changes at the Central Valley Project — a set of reservoirs and canals supplying water to Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys — pleasing farm groups.

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댄 월터스

• 12월 11, 2025

An aerial view of the Colorado River as it winds through grass fields on farmland with clouds reflecting in the river from the sky. A mountain range is shown in the background, with rays of light hitting it at sunset.

환경

California cities pay a lot for water; some agricultural districts get it for free

Even among experts the cost of water supplies is hard to pin down. A new study reveals huge differences in what water suppliers for cities and farms pay for water from rivers and reservoirs in California, Arizona and Nevada.

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레이첼 베커

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Natasha Uzcátegui-Liggett

• 12월 11, 2025

United Farm Workers가 2022년 8월 3일 주 의사당으로 향하는 캐러밴을 타고 델라노에서 행진하고 있습니다. 사진: Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

경제

California court tosses Wonderful Company lawsuit over farmworker unionization law

The Wonderful Company sued to overturn a farmworker unionization law, but a California appeals court found the lawsuit was premature. The company contends the law is unconstitutional.

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진 쿠앙

• 11월 26, 2025

A ground-level view of field workers picking watermelons in a green field filled with vines behind a tractor pulling a conveyor belt.

경제

How fear of Trump’s immigration blitz is changing life in California farm towns

Tax receipts are down almost 30% in one California farm town, where immigrants are afraid to go out and some longtime workers are weighing self-deportation during the second Trump administration.

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나이젤 두아라

• 11월 24, 2025

An underwater view of golden mussels attached to the bottom of a dock. The mussels are reflected on the surface of the water.

물

‘Emerging threat’: An invasive species is upending life in the Delta, with no help on the way

One year after the discovery that golden mussels had invaded the Delta, thick colonies coat boats and piers and threaten water supplies for cities and farms. Yet the state has no specific funding or plans to tackle harms in the heart of the invasion.

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레이첼 베커

• 11월 4, 2025

An aerial view of a solar farm amongst farmland with a mountain range spread out on the horizon in the distance.

물

California may help solar bloom where water runs dry

The state's farmers are divided over a bill that would loosen rules protecting agricultural land. The goal of a bill proposed by Assembly Democrat Buffy Wicks is to seed solar farms on fallowed fields.

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레이첼 베커

• 9월 11, 2025

An aerial view of a winding river surrounded by green plots of land on a clear day.

논평

California Legislature’s final weeks could decide fate of Delta water tunnel

Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to fast-track the Delta tunnel proposal in the June budget bill. Now he hopes lawmakers approve it before the legislative session ends.

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댄 월터스

• 8월 15, 2025

Sheep grazing near solar panels at the Kettleman City Power solar farm on July 27, 2022 Sheep are let into the facility to eat bugs and graze on dry grass that could be a fire hazard. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Why California’s agricultural industry is at odds over converting land to solar farms

A conflict in the Imperial Valley offers a window into an increasingly sharp debate within California's $60 billion agricultural sector over what should happen as acreage devoted to crops and livestock shrinks.

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댄 월터스

• 7월 16, 2025

A long row of orange trees in a grove, with crates lined up along the dirt path between the trees. Two people are visible using ladders to harvest oranges, surrounded by lush green foliage and bright orange fruit. Rolling hills are visible in the distant background under a clear sky.

논평

California politicians ignore agriculture’s troubles, but boost movie business

California is still No. 1 in agriculture, generating $60 billion a year, but other industries have more clout. The state plans to double subsidies to films, which amount to half that.

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댄 월터스

• 6월 24, 2025

Agriculture