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Another aspect of the agricultural water supply in California is the transfer of water that takes place from northern to southern California. In northern California, the Shasta Dam contains the flow of the Sacramento River, preserving water for California's use, and pumping stations in the California Delta extract water transferring that water ...
In 1975, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 was enacted, [19] establishing the right to collective bargaining for farmworkers in California, a first in U.S. history. [20] Individuals with prominent roles in farm worker organizing in this period include Cesar Chavez , Dolores Huerta , Larry Itliong , and Philip Vera Cruz .
According to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, "California agriculture is a $42.6 billion dollar industry that generates at least $100 billion in related economic activity." [37] The state's agricultural sales first exceeded $30 billion in 2004, [33] making it more than twice the size of any other state's agriculture industry.
In California, agriculture accounts for 80 percent of the water diverted from the Colorado River, with tree nut, alfalfa and dairy farming making up a large portion of this total. America is ...
The extent of the economic damage for California's agriculture industry, and for producers of different crops, will depend on which approach Trump takes, Steinbach said. For example, if large U.S ...
Almonds were California's third most valuable agricultural product in 2019, accounting for $4.9 billion (about 11%) of agricultural output. [1] Almond production increased from 703 million pounds (319 kt) in 2000 to 2.27 billion pounds (1.03 Mt) in 2017. [5] Prices rose over the same period, fueled in part by overseas demand.
A new study finds that drought is costing California’s agriculture industry billions. Meanwhile, Russian strikes knocked Ukraine’s electricity offline, and the Biden administration approved a ...
Agriculture is the primary industry in most of the Central Valley. A notable exception is the Sacramento area, which hosts a large and stable workforce of government employees. Despite state hiring cutbacks and the closure of several military bases, Sacramento's economy has continued to expand and diversify and now more closely resembles that ...