California Water Act Costing Farmers and Irrigated Cropland Acres Down


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Nov 01 2024 1 mins   2
California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has left some San Joaquin Valley farmers in dire financial straits, and the latest USDA Census of Agriculture data shows just under 55 million acres of U.S. cropland was irrigated in 2022, the lowest since 1992.