FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – Farmers, environmental experts, and scientists came together for Thursday’s ‘Future of Ag’ summit at Fresno State.
They talked about everything from sustainable farming practices to new technology, and of course water. It came at an especially difficult time for farmers, with flooded fields and wet conditions, that have halted production and ruined crops.
The excess water and moisture have been something on the minds of almost everyone in the Central Valley. The impacts from it have been felt across the board, especially in the ag world.
Some of the impacts have been positive, and many have been disastrous. It has been most visible in Tulare and Kings counties. Water can be seen drowning crops and farmland.
“There is not a lot that can be done once a row crop has been submerged like that. And those farmers are gonna take a big hit,” said Jennifer Pett-Ridge, a senior staff scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
“In the area where they are, a lot of crops are underwater and it’ll take 12 to 24 months for the water to dry, for the land to dry, which means they’ve lost their crops,” added Aaron […]
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