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California is an important producer of milk and dairy products, and alfalfa is a critical part of a cow’s diet! Alfalfa is a perennial crop, meaning that once planted, farmers can harvest it several times for a number of years.
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California produces 90% of the nation’s broccoli every year!
[audio src="/Content/FarmWaterMinute/Cotton.mp3"] Cotton is grown in 11 counties in California, from as far north as Glenn County, north of Sacramento, to Imperial County along the Mexican border.
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Pistachios are a great fit for California, and we produce more than 98% of the nation’s pistachio crop
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Did you know that almonds have long been a treasured food? Eaten by pharoahs and traders of the silk road, almonds are even mentioned in the biblical accounts.
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Spinach is grown nearly all-year long in California. Most California farmers specialize in growing flat spinach! California farmers produce about 75% of the country’s total spinach crop.
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Did you know that California produces almost all of the country’s artichokes (99.99%)
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California rice production provides approximately 500,000 acres of habitat annually. This habitat provides nearly 60% of the food resources consumed by wintering waterfowl in the Central Valley and is the sustenance for 2.5 million of the 5 million ducks using the Pacific Flyway.
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California is the leading producer of fresh citrus in the country! California’s citrus farmers grow nearly 77% of the country’s fresh market citrus. (Florida’s citrus primarily goes to making orange juice!)
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California leads the nation in tomato production, producing approximately 95% of the nation’s tomatoes.