California Water Agencies, Farmers Work Together to Conserve Water in the Delta

California Water Agencies, Farmers Work Together to Conserve Water in the Delta
Sixth-generation farmer Alex Wilson stands by a tractor on the family's farmland in Walnut Grove, Sacramento County, Calif. The family's Dead Horse Farm participated in the state's first Delta Drought Response Pilot Program in 2022 by growing safflower instead of fruit. Courtesy of Alex Wilson
Jill McLaughlin
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Alex Wilson is a sixth-generation California farmer, growing fruits and grain in a state that has been severely affected by an ongoing water shortage. At age 27, he’s the youngest member to continue the family tradition of farming in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region.

Through the years, Wilson’s family has survived periods of drought and flooding while growing pears, cherries, tomatoes, wheat, alfalfa, and other crops on their 4,000 acres in Yolo, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties.

Jill McLaughlin
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.
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