While California remains gripped by drought, the
scale of lost agricultural jobs and lowered revenue is emerging. And
the numbers don't look good.
Vast tracts of farmland — mostly in the Central
Valley — have been fallowed, which means idled to accumulate moisture.
An estimated 564,000 acres will be idled this year, according to an economic update on the drought from researchers at the University of California at Davis.
Unused land, of course, triggers lower
agricultural output. Based on estimates of 564,000 idled acres, farm
revenue losses are forecast at $1.8 billion. In addition, the forecast
anticipates 8,550 fewer farm jobs because of the drought.
Full article and accompanying videos available here: Parched California Farms
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