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Farms face ruin as groundwater law takes its toll. Ag Alert.

California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has left farmers in parts of the San Joaquin Valley facing bankruptcy as pumping restrictions limit their ability to irrigate their crops.

Land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects. Ag Alert.

The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley has plummeted this year as California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act casts a shadow on the future of farming in the region.

‘Brutal’ wine market leaves farms in peril. Ag Alert.

An unprecedented downturn in the wine market has caused grape prices to plummet and left growers struggling to find buyers. Many growers could see their entire crop rot on the vines.