Western Drought Forces Farmers to Make Tough Decisions
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Photo caption: Ninety-six percent of the West is suffering from at least some level of drought. Photography by Wirestock Creators / Shutterstock. Article by Shelby Vittek. Modern Farmer – June 7, 2021.
As water sources dry up, farmers are culling herds, stripping trees of fruit and forgoing planting crops this year.
Due to the worsening drought sweeping across the West, Sonoma County farmers David and Kayta Plescia were forced to cancel their vegetable CSA program. The couple, who run Green Valley Community Farm in Sebastopol, says […]