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Strawberries are among the top 5 fruits eaten in the U.S. and California produces more than 88% of the strawberries grown in the country! Strawberries thrive in the moderate climate of California’s coastal regions, but they can also be grown inland too! California produces more than 2 billion pounds of strawberries every year!

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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 California produces almost all of the country’s artichokes (99.99%)