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In the drought’s trail of devastation, surprises emerge for agriculture and groundwater

11/09/22 8:05 AM By Brad Hooker
KEYWORDS balancing California's water needs California agriculture drought impacts to food and agriculture evapotranspiration demand for crops fallowing fields after cuts to irrigation water groundwater overdraft leads to subsidence
The drought has cost California agriculture about $3 billion in lost sales over the last two years and hit the food processing sector twice as hard.
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Brad Hooker
Sacramento Bureau Chief, Agri-Pulse West

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