Outsmarting the drought

“The fear of scarce water is really the fear of scarce food.  In its third year, the drought has already forced California growers to leave 800,000 farm acres unplanted this year, says Dave Kranz of the California Farm Bureau. The resulting drop in food production comes with the unavoidable coefficient of higher prices, particularly for lettuce, avocados, broccoli, grapes, tomatoes, melons, peppers, berries and corn.  … “  Read more here:  Views on Food: Outsmarting the drought