A New Reality For Western Growers Colorado River water shortages have become one of the most important issues facing agriculture across the western United States. As negotiations continue over how the river’s water will be managed in the years ahead, growers are...
Weather Patterns Are Becoming Less Predictable For generations, growers have relied on seasonal patterns to help guide planting, irrigation, labor planning, and harvest timing. While weather has always been unpredictable to some degree, many producers are noticing...
Looking Below The Surface Groundwater is easy to overlook when conditions seem normal. A field may look healthy from the surface. Irrigation systems may be running as scheduled. Reservoir levels may be improving after a wet winter. Yet beneath the surface, groundwater...
The Margin Pressure Many Growers Are Feeling Agriculture has always required careful financial management, but many growers are finding that today’s environment leaves less room for error than ever before. Fertilizer costs, fuel expenses, labor rates, equipment...
The Shift Is Already Happening For a long time, groundwater was the fallback. If something was off, timing, application, or conditions, you could correct it. There was room to adjust, even when decisions were not perfect. That margin is starting to disappear. Across...
Why Growers Hesitate There is a growing sentiment in agriculture right now: if I do not measure it, I do not have to explain it. At first glance, that can feel like protection. Fewer numbers, fewer questions, less exposure, but in practice, it often means giving up...
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