Comments on: California’s disappearing farmland https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:24:51 +0000 hourly 1 By: Prime Farmland Lost to Land Idling, Habitat Conversion, Urbanization - CalCAN https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/#comment-149962 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 22:24:51 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=54143#comment-149962 […] counties reflects the impacts of the recession; the next lowest two-year rate of urban development occurred during a significant 1990s […]

]]> By: Queeg https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/#comment-48384 Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:06:23 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=54143#comment-48384 Vanborks….very insightful…..You are poster of the month. Any farmer who had a competitive advantage using his private well water is in “deep” trouble.

]]> By: vonborks https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/#comment-48263 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:56:44 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=54143#comment-48263 It’s all about water availability and cost. High electricity costs have practically eliminated deep well pumping and water distribution and the situation will only get worse as solar expands.

]]> By: Paul Preston https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/#comment-48255 Mon, 09 Dec 2013 17:25:32 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=54143#comment-48255 Agenda 21 at work.

]]> By: californianative https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/#comment-48124 Sun, 08 Dec 2013 02:40:13 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=54143#comment-48124 Saving the delta smelt behind much of the loss in farm land? The whole west side of the Valley ( eg. Mendota, Firebaugh, etc.) had their irrigation water cut off.

]]> By: Ulysses Uhaul https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/03/californias-disappearing-farmland/#comment-48079 Sat, 07 Dec 2013 16:44:18 +0000 http://calwatchdog.com/?p=54143#comment-48079 Most likely energy farming could be a boon for central California farmers……it is dignified, clean, provides union jobs, money circulates in the community, there are millions of Prius-esqe willing buyers ….

What can go wrong?

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