It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?
New York Times (free share article) –
A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to put up solar panels. Drought is transforming the state, with broad consequences for the food supply.
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