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The better question is why are more states not so fascinated with agriculture?
by pkaye 9y ago
The better question is why are more states not so fascinated with agriculture?
- dominotw 9y agoAvailability of cheap agricultural labor?
- dominotw 9y agohttps://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/california-agriculture-sees-wave-of-immigration-audits.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/california-agriculture-sees-...
- maxerickson 9y agoIt pretty much comes down to weather. Importing water is easier than importing sun and heat.
- IntronExon 9y ago...until said water runs out, then you’re hot, sunny, and dry.
- skybrian 9y agoBut who knows, that might change: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/16611710/vertical-farms https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/11/8/1661171...
- lerie82 9y agoI think the much better question is why are only 2 U.S. states allowed to grow coffee?
- wizardforhire 9y agoClimate is the big one, land and access to water (I know this seems weird for California but they do have it). You could grow in West TX, southern NM and AZ but the water logistics are not there. You see the same crops in FL, but they have less land to support the same kind of agriculture infrastructure as they do in California. The labor situation is a symptom of the above factors, by its very nature its mobile. If you had the farms to support it, the labor would follow.