Crop Acres1 Alfalfa-Hay 2698 Alfalfa-Seed 99 Almonds 102883 Apricots 234 Asparagus 7 Barley 263 Beans-Garbanzo 3248 Beans-Jojoba 61 Blueberries 25 Broccoli 71 Cabbage 110 Cantaloupes 8117 Carrots-Bulk 231 Cherries 342 Corn-Field 383 Corn-Sweet 3833 Cotton-Lint-Acala/Upland 3889 Cotton-Lint-Pima 5306 Garlic 14099 Grain/Sorgham 238 Grapefruit 50 Grapes-Raisin 2120 Grapes-Table 641 Grapes-Wine 14540 […]
“Progress represents the combined will of the American people” -JFK
August 18 marked the 59th anniversary of the groundbreaking ceremony for San Luis Dam, during which then-President John F. Kennedy stressed the importance of California’s water and water infrastructure. He said: “Progress represents the combined will of the American people, and only when they are joined together for action, instead of […]
Five Things to Know About the Drought
Every person who lives or works in Westlands Water District’s service area knows that California is facing yet another year of drought. We not only read and hear about it in the news, but we see it every single day in the fallowed fields around us. We feel it when we […]
Follow the Water Drop: From Snow Melt to Food on a Farm
With temperatures increasing and the likelihood of rain all but over for this water year, farmers across Westlands are doing their best to grow food for summer and fall harvest amid yet another year of drought. To understand how drought conditions in across California affect farmers in the Central Valley, […]
WATCH THE VIDEO: The Completion of the Lower Yolo Restoration Project
Last October, Westlands Water District completed construction of the Lower Yolo Restoration Project (Project), which restored and enhanced approximately 2,100 acres of former cattle pastureland in the Lower Yolo Bypass into tidal marsh, riparian, and upland buffer habitat that will provide new sources of food and shelter for native fish, […]