California is an agricultural giant, providing more than half of all domestically grown vegetables, fruits, and nuts. A quarter of the nation’s food is produced in the Central Valley, an agricultural singularity that boasts a unique combination of soil, climate, and weather that enables the Valley to feed millions around the country.
As California’s historic drought reaches its third year, many farms in the Central Valley will once again receive a zero percent allocation from the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project. This lack of water has devastating implications not just for our country’s food supply but for our country’s national security as well.
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