Conservation

Report highlights strong interest in farmland transition funds

There was no shortage of interest in the $90 million in state funding made available through the new Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program, according to the first report released this month on the effort to transition irrigated farmland in overdrafted groundwater basins to less water-intensive uses.  The program was created through a 2021 bill authored by […]

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