Forwarded from Ice Age Farmer
Farmers in California abandoning their fields — the water was cut off. They have little option.
Farmers in California's San Joaquin Valley are abandoning their fields due to drought that resulted in water allotments cut by a third. Farmers in this region, reportedly the most productive agricultural region globally, grow 250 different crops on 17% of the irrigated land in the United States.
"Our water supply has gotten even more limited. It's become less reliable and less predictable," said Joe Del Bosque, owner of Del Bosque Farms. "We've always known that a lack of water is a potential hardship for our farm. But to get to the point where it completely stops the farm — we never thought that would happen," said Del Bosque.
"As our food supply shrinks, their food prices are going to increase," said Del Bosque.
#usa #water
https://www.wtvr.com/megadrought-forcing-farmers-to-abandon-fields
Farmers in California's San Joaquin Valley are abandoning their fields due to drought that resulted in water allotments cut by a third. Farmers in this region, reportedly the most productive agricultural region globally, grow 250 different crops on 17% of the irrigated land in the United States.
"Our water supply has gotten even more limited. It's become less reliable and less predictable," said Joe Del Bosque, owner of Del Bosque Farms. "We've always known that a lack of water is a potential hardship for our farm. But to get to the point where it completely stops the farm — we never thought that would happen," said Del Bosque.
"As our food supply shrinks, their food prices are going to increase," said Del Bosque.
#usa #water
https://www.wtvr.com/megadrought-forcing-farmers-to-abandon-fields
CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR
Megadrought forcing farmers to abandon fields
California regulators cut farmers' water allotments by a third due to low reservoir levels.