Some of the top players in Central Valley water policy are urging farmers to take action while the time is ripe to press their elected representatives to work with President Donald Trump on making real change in the amount of water that will be delivered to the region for years to come.  That was as the core of the message delivered to over 100 farmers at the fifth annual California Water Alliance forum, held in Fresno on Friday. … The message from (Rep. Vince) Fong and (Friant Water Authority CEO Jason) Phillips was simple: With Trump at the helm, this is a once in a generational opportunity to flip California’s water crisis on its head and return to a period several decades ago when water flowed freely across the state. 

Other California agriculture news:

• Civil Eats: Blog: The future of California’s climate-smart farming programs​
• California Farm Water Coalition: Blog: Adapting California agriculture: water shortages, solar, and food production​