Ken Shackel Content / Ken Shackel Content for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis en Flooding Farms in the Rain to Restore Groundwater /news/uc-davis-flooding-farms-restore-groundwater <p>The Central Valley sky was a never-ending expanse of gray. Not a single pixel of blue in sight. Under it, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis scientists were flooding a Modesto almond orchard with half a foot of water. On purpose. In the pouring rain.</p> <p>It sounds a bit strange, and&nbsp;on Jan. 19, <a href="https://vine.co/v/ieZiEdhZdKj">looked even stranger</a>.</p> January 26, 2016 - 9:59am Katherine E Kerlin /news/uc-davis-flooding-farms-restore-groundwater