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> LA is literally sucking them dry with the aqueduct Those alfalfa farms where the entire crop is shipped off to China are a huge chunk of the state's water us
by jefurii 10y ago
> LA is literally sucking them dry with the aqueduct
Those alfalfa farms where the entire crop is shipped off to China are a huge chunk of the state's water usage. The Central Valley could also move from almonds and other water-intensive crops. If it was just vegetables and tree fruit it wouldn't be so bad.
- losteric 10y ago> The Central Valley could also move from almonds and other water-intensive crops. Subsidies are a big problem. Washington actually has pretty good climate for growing almonds and there's plenty of resources for thirsty almonds... yet most almonds are grown in California because growers can assume water is essentially free. Good luck running on a platform to end subsidies though. Media will immediately spin that into "shipping jobs overseas, hurting our poor local farmers". The conservative Central Valley will love that.
- CalRobert 10y agoThat actually would be a good argument for splitting CA in two. Culturally it's shocking it's one state anyway.
- techdragon 10y agoCulturally it's much more diverse than 2 states.. rural, LA, SF, modern suburban intermediate. California is a strangely successful state considering that if it was a country it would probably have gone the way of Czechoslovakia ages ago.