- California's multibillion-dollar agriculture industry is in serious trouble due to the drought. And you'll be paying for it at the grocery store.
"...All of this is causing major problems for farmers in California, Arizona, and beyond. California produces “over a third of the country’s vegetables and two-thirds of the country’s fruits and nuts” and much of its dairy products, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
That means what’s happening in the West is going to have implications for the entire nation.
If we don’t move quickly to address climate change and how we manage water resources, this could become a problem that only gets harder to manage every year.
...“All of the usual culprits that are water-intensive in California agriculture are starting to increase in prices.”...Read all.
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