TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• 'Energy And Scale': Making Minimalist Wine On-The-Edge At Fort Ross Vineyard And Winery
• UGH! Another required compliance report! Napa County now wants a new one EVERY YEAR for your use permit! Click now to learn how to deal with that. *Sponsored Link*

• Providing clarity on when smoke can cause taint
• Scientists studying smoke taint as next fire season approaches
• PG&E rates could double if big wildfires persist

• Making Cannabis Markets Accessible to Investors
• The Marijuana Charade Is Over: It's Time To Start Selling Weed To Broke Stoners Again
• Enough With The 420 Nonsense Already, Marijuana Industry Should Embrace Summer Holidays
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• Walmart gears up for Amazon clash with adtech acquisition
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Irrigating grapes: water less, water early
• New Sonoma County groundwater agency set to decide user fees for well water
• Managed Flooding Could Restore Lost Groundwater
• Bruce Babbitt Urges Creation of Bay-Delta Compact as Way to End 'Culture of Conflict' in California’s Key Water Hub
• DWR stops releases from Oroville Dam spillway
• How adaptive management is applied in other ecosystems
• Sonoma backs off plan to charge fees for well water

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