California’s Central Valley: ‘More Than Just Farmers on Tractors’

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Despite California's extreme drought, farmers continue to plant more water-intensive, high-value crops. Almonds, most of which are exported, use a full 10% of the state's water. Almost no surface water is available, so farmers are drilling ever deeper into the aquifers below their land. Meanwhile, some surrounding communities that rely on that same resource are running out of water to drink. Read more: http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2014/08/22/california-central-valley-drought-water-wells Reporters: Sasha Khokha Scott Shafer Video: Jeremy Raff Producers: Suzie Racho Annabelle Beecher

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Amazing video. I drive through Napa every week and see water wasted and Mexican workers used and abused every time.

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I love your video!Farmers should not waste a lot of water.

now typically I would rant on anyone walking up to a person at school or work and shouting out bigotry against them in front of people after betraying them, but wow I hope crops and farms all ok in one piece though.

I feel bad for the people in porterville and the local area, I grew up there and attended Monache high but unlike most of the people there I left for the military and never looked back.my family still lives there, I hope that they one day realize that there is life outside the Central Valley.

Fuck the farmer. Dumbass is growing a crop that is water-intensive in a place that is historically dry before the drought ever hit. The almonds are best grown in areas like in Georgia with rain all year round. I hope a bus hits his ass (or a tractor.)

Last time i checked the trees dont need to be underwater

Go back to mexico then.

Does the commercial farmer share his wealth with his neighbor while he takes away his neighbor's water? If I were the neighbor I would buy one ton of salt and dump it right into my well and let the commercial farmer pay for what he just said! I would then leave the place for good! Dirty business devil!

In the Central Valley, one family's well has run dry while farmers down the road are drilling deeper and flood-irrigating their crops. And it's all allowed under current laws.

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