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California Agriculture Prolific California’s climate Irrigation—the absolute necessity Highly specialized—the Mediterranean opportunity California did not always dominate Celebrating the agricultural landscape The growing need for water conservation Agriculture and the California myth The rural/urban contest

Agricultural Sales, 2002 United States200.6 billion –California 25.7 billion –Texas 14.1 billion –Iowa 14.1 billion –Kansas 8.7 billion –Minnesota 8.5 billion –Illinois 7.7 billion –North Carolina 7.0 billion

California’s Unbalanced Distribution of Precipitation and Agriculture

California Stream Discharge

Non-irrigated western edge of the Central Valley

California Agricultural Regions

California State Water System

California’s Federal Water Projects

Oroville Dam

The Delta

Delta Farmland

Delta Water Diversion Canal and Pump Station

California Aqueduct

Central Valley Water Transfer Canal

The Irrigated Imperial Valley

Edge of the Imperial Valley

Central Valley near Fresno

Rice irrigation, solar heating of mountain water near Sacramento

Rain-for-Center pipe center, Salinas Valley

Adding chemicals to irrigation water, San Joaquin Valley

California Agricultural Production as % of US Total Almonds99Grapes91 Apricots93Honeydews76 Artichokes99Kiwifruit99 Asparagus55Lemons87 Avocados90Lettuce74 Broccoli92Onions32 Carrots76Peaches75 Cauliflower86Pears30 Celery 95Spinach67 Dates99Strawberries85 Figs99Tomatoes86 Garlic84Walnuts99

Agricultural Regions of Coastal and Valley California

Artichokes, lower Salinas Valley Artichoke Field, lower Salinas Valley

Artichokes

Harvesting Artichokes near Castroville

Packing Artichokes

Picking broccoli, Salinas Valley

Transporting broccoli Salinas Valley

Quick-cooling broccoli, Salinas

Napa Valley Vineyard

Bacio Divino Vineyard

Napa Valley Wine Trail

Napa Valley Wine Train

Gallo Livingstone Winery

Gallo Fresno Winery

Lompoc—the flower center

Lompoc

Orange Groves, California Aqueduct southern San Joaquin Valley

Southern San Joaquin Valley

Short makes them easier to harvest

Virginia, not California

Arkansas, not California

Wasteful Irrigation

Artesian Well before the water was all gone

Drip Irrigation in Orange Grove Southern San Joaquin Valley

Almond grove near Fresno

Water Conserving Irrigation, Coachella Valley

Drying Figs postcard, ~1908

O Orange Groves and Mountains—the California Dream

The California Dream, 1910

The The The California Dream, 1940s Style

1910 Rose Parade—for the saps in Iowa

California’s Population Distribution-- they also use water— and land