We need the rain so bad we will take rain anywhere, any time. But, please remember that someone is harvesting something every day in Fresno County. So the answer is- rain will affect someone's crop.
The Real Value of Farming to California’s Economy
By Paul H. Betancourt
There has
been a fair amount of chatter the last few weeks that agriculture is only 2% of
California’s economy. It looks like they want to say if Ag dries up and blows
away it will be no big deal. Really? If we stop making surf boards there may be
some disappointed surfers, but everyone will get fed. If we stop growing food…
When I was Fresno Farm Bureau
president UC Davis came out with a report that 1 in 3 jobs in the Valley were
directly related to Ag; 1 in 10 jobs state wide. A recent UC Davis report says
the number is 6.7% of jobs state wide are directly related to Ag. What would
happen if those jobs were lost? UC Davis reports there are over 450,000 jobs in
Southern California alone that are directly related to Ag. What would happen to
the So Cal economy if another 450,000 people lose their jobs?
As I said a few weeks ago, Farming
is not an optional industry. At the risk of repeating myself, once again here
is an Farming Is Not An Optional Industry
This past week I have seen more comments about how the drought will not hurt the California. Let me remind you of what three time Democratic candidate for the Presidency William Jennings Bryant said a century ago-
This past week I have seen more comments about how the drought will not hurt the California. Let me remind you of what three time Democratic candidate for the Presidency William Jennings Bryant said a century ago-
“Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities
will spring up again as if by magic. But destroy our farms and the grass will
grow in the streets of every city in the country.”
Look up the details yourself. You can find the data at-http://aic.ucdavis.edu/publications/moca/MOCAbrochure2013.pdf
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