SLO County landowner wants to rezone farm site to build new housing — but the city is opposed
The county Board of Supervisors pushed the project application forward on Tuesday, but it will still go through a long review ...
California farms fail as land values plunge amid groundwater crisis
With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040 ...
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The Future of Conservation Easements as Mitigation under CEQA
The California Court of Appeal’s recent decision in V Lions Farming, LLC v. County of Kern provides important clarity on the use of ...
Gladstone Land reports California farms unscathed by wildfires
MCLEAN, VA - Gladstone Land Corporation (NASDAQ:LAND), a real estate investment trust specializing in farmland, announced today that its agricultural properties in California have not been affected by ...
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Trump orders more Central Valley water deliveries from Delta, saying it will help LA fires
The Central Valley Project provides about 5 million acres feet of water to farms, enough to irrigate about a third of the ...
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McLeod County ranks ag land over solar gardens
Board Member Paul Wright said it may be better for the County Board to focus on other issues than maintaining agricultural land when deciding whether to approve or deny permits. “We’ve been ...
Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
Local officials and experts said the water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began sending downstream on Friday could have ...