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Introduction to CA Agriculture
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Farmers and Farms Topping $47.1 billion in farms and timber value, California is the nation's top agricultural state, a position it has held for more than 50 years. From Humboldt County in the north to Imperial County in the south, California agriculture is a blend of valleys, mountains, coastal areas and deserts where a bounty of superior agricultural products unmatched anywhere in the world grows.
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CA Agriculture Statistics
Number of Farmers……………77,500 Average Age of a Farmer …58 yrs.old Average Farm Size …………..321 acres National Average Farm Size acres Percentage of Male Farmers % Percentage of Female Farmers %
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California’s Crops Nation’s top agricultural state
Over 400 different ag commodities grown/produced 1/3 of nation’s vegetables 2/3 of the nation's fruits and nuts 1 in every 8 jobs in CA relate to ag 1 in every 5 jobs in the nation relate to ag
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Why can we grow so many different commodities?
Moderate climate Fertile soil Diverse land resources mountains, valleys, deserts, etc. Extensive irrigation system Year round production
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Crops Grown Exclusively in CA
Almonds Artichokes Dates Figs Kiwifruit Clingstone Peaches Olives Sweet rice Pistachios Pomegranates Dried plums Raisins Walnuts
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There are over 400 different crops grown in the state.
66% of the nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables are grown in California.
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Top 10 Commodities in California
Milk & cream Almonds Grapes Cattle & Calves Lettuce Strawberries Tomatoes Flowers and Foliage Walnuts Hay
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Leading States in Ag Production
California Iowa Texas Nebraska Minnesota
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Top Farm Counties in the US
San Joaquin, CA Stanislaus, CA Imperial, CA Weld, Colorado Kings, CA Fresno, CA Tulare, CA Kern, CA Monterey, CA Merced, CA
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Top Farm Counties in CA Fresno Tulare Monterey Kern Merced Stanislaus
San Joaquin Ventura San Diego Imperial
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Production Areas of California
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San Joaquin Valley --- Counties
Fresno Kern Tulare Merced Kings Madera Stanislaus
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San Joaquin Valley --- Major Crops Grown
Table & wine grapes Cotton lint Poultry Almonds Oranges Cattle Stone fruits Alfalfa hay Milk & cream Tomatoes Lettuce
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Sacramento --- Counties
Glenn Sutter Yolo Butte Tehama Colusa
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Sacramento --- Major Crops Grown
Rice Almonds Livestock Tomatoes Sugar beets Hay
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Mountain
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Mountain --- Counties Trinity Lassen Modoc Siskiyou Mariposa Nevada
Plumas Sierra Tuolumne Placer Shasta Yuba Inyo El Dorado Alpine Amador Calaveras Mono
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Mountain --- Major Crops Grown
Livestock Timber Hay Pasture Christmas trees Grapes Potatoes
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Delta --- Counties Contra Costa Solano San Joaquin
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Delta --- Major Crops Grown
Milk Asparagus Vegetables Corn Grapes
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North Coast
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North Coast --- Counties
Mendocino Sonoma Humboldt Del Norte Santa Clara San Mateo Napa Lake Marin Alameda
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North Coast --- Major Crops Grown
Wine grapes Timber Milk Apples Pears Nursery products Livestock
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Central Coast --- Counties
Monterey San Benito Santa Cruz Ventura San Luis Obispo Santa Barbara
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Central Coast --- Major Crops Grown
Lettuce Lemons Celery Strawberries Broccoli Beef cattle Artichokes Flowers & foliage
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South Coast --- Counties
Los Angeles Orange Riverside San Diego San Bernadino
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South Coast --- Major Crops Grown
Strawberries Oranges Tomatoes Milk & cream Eggs Nursery products Avocados
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Imperial --- Counties Imperial
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Imperial --- Major Crops Grown
Dates Lettuce Melons Cattle Alfalfa Cotton Wheat Sugar beets Chickens Milk & cream
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