Date: October, 2006
Abstract: Since the 1940s, California has had the largest agricultural economy in the United States (U.S.).The state’s Mediterranean climate; fertile soils and the availability of irrigation water play a significant role in the incredible productivity and diversity of California agriculture, allowing the state to produce hundreds of different types of crop and livestock products.
However, with the tremendous growth in California’s population and rising public concerns about the env...
Research Type: Ag Focus