Mission:
The mission of the Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Research unit is to increase the efficiency and sustainability of irrigated agriculture in California under changing environmental conditions, with a special focus on vine and tree orchard crops in the Central Valley. This is accomplished by: (i) improving irrigation efficiency; (ii) optimizing on-farm strategies for managed aquifer recharge; (iii) assessing the long-term impacts of irrigated agriculture on crop production, soil health, and groundwater quantity and quality under changing environmental conditions; and (iv) support and enable climate-informed decision making for working and natural land managers by co-developing resources, translating information, and assisting with the implementation of science-based tools and technologies that lead to greater climate resilience and support carbon neutrality.