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SACRAMENTO BEE: The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have begun re-examining regulations governing the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, raising questions about the twin tunnels plan.
SACRAMENTO BEE: A Modesto almond orchard is serving as a testing ground for aquifer recharge as scientists and farmers team up to try and solve some of the area’s long-term groundwater depletion issues.
SACRAMENTO BEE: California’s new groundwater legislation is likely to limit water extraction significantly, possibly forcing some areas of farmland in the state out of production; meanwhile, conversion to ‘solar farms’ could be the wave of the future.
SACRAMENTO BEE: Gross income climbs as farm economy proves resilient, but net revenue falls due to higher costs for water, production.
Farm employment and crop production are both up, although there have been plenty of challenges.
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