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California struggles to provide enough water to farms

June 16, 2008

With California’s water resources drying up, struggling farmers are being hit hardest by drought. In a move to ameliorate the conditions, Governor Schwarzenegger called for more water aid in the afflicted areas.

“We recognize the specific impacts that will accrue to farmers, farmworkers, industries and local economies; and that can affect the state and national economy,” Lester Snow, director of the California Department of Water Resources, said in a conference call with the San Fransisco Chronicle.

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Source : San Fransisco Chronicle

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Posted by Eric Daigh · Filed Under Food Industry, North America, World 

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2 Responses to “California struggles to provide enough water to farms”

  1. Circle of Blue WaterNews Input » Blog Archive » California drought forces farmers to take extreme action on July 1st, 2008 12:40 pm

    […] to save their crops and their livelihoods, Bloomberg reports. Even as Governor Schwarzenegger called for more water aid for agriculture, struggling farmers in the San Joaquin Valley have begun abandoning crops and spending millions on […]

  2. California drought forces farmers to take extreme action | Circle of Blue | WaterNews on July 2nd, 2008 9:59 pm

    […] to save their crops and their livelihoods, Bloomberg reports. Even as Governor Schwarzenegger called for more water aid for agriculture, struggling farmers in the San Joaquin Valley have begun abandoning crops and spending millions on […]

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