Worsening Drought Forces California Farmers To Make Tough Decisions

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1. A state where droughts are normal but still farming? Doing the same thing over and over expecting a different outcome. Crazy.

2. irrigation+rainfall = evaporation + transpiration + runoff + leaching

   Which one of these processes do Farmers really have control over during the growing season? If you have the ability to irrigate your sandy soils and water is cheap and plentiful, then you are fortunate and have some control on the left side of the equation. If you do not have irrigation, you must look at the factors on the right side of the equation to see what can be controlled or minimized to benefit your crop. Evaporation from the soil surface can be reduced with mulch or leaving crop residue on the soil surface. Transpiration is a function of the plant leaf surface area and the weather. Runoff is or should be minimal in sandy textured soils with high percolation rates.
   This leaves the leaching of water out of the root zone as the #1 controllable loss of moisture to your crop. Interrupting the downward movement of moisture in your soil by installing a "smart" barrier can greatly reduce the leaching of water and nutrients. SWRT subsurface membranes detain/retain up to 90% of irrigation or rainfall in the root zone for crop use by disrupting the gravitational movement of water in the soil while still allowing excess water to percolate and do not create anaerobic soil conditions.

3. 1:00 it won’t just continue, it will get worse.

4. Lots of other dates and even Canada has faced devastating droughts in Canada has have faced one of out worst droughts in our history.

5. Um…Newsom is Pelosi's nephew.. whatdya expect? Why did farmers support that jerk? Hey! I know! Lets force farmers to conserve water in times of drought! https://youtu.be/7I6d0bCfoDI

6. NBC news needs to talk about ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees.

7. Drought created by the nasty democrat/socialist/communist/fraudulent/ government, in order to control the food supply, so to increase the price as they please, and to condition you to do what they want. WAKE UP AMERICANS WE NEED TO WAKE UP BEFORE IS TOO LATE. I have a ranch, and I won't see if there is any nasty government that will make me sell it. I hate democratic politicians and its government. I wish you were all dead…

8. Why aren't Farmers, Governments, and Departments of Forestry and Land Management across the world not utilizing Solar Atmospheric Water Generators (SAWG)?

   There is a SOLUTION. We know better and can do better.

   SAWG's could be easily installed on pre-existing Fire Watch Towers along with a drainage system that funnels the collected water into surrounding landscapes. All states, cities, counties, villages, etc., should have these towers built, including managed forest systems, public lands, and farms – both large and small. No-one need be experiencing land drought nor water deficiencies.

   So let's say you're a Farmer or Land Owner who just doesn't have that kind of money for a fancy atmospheric water collection system, well no problem.

   Purchase yourself a Solar Powered Generator or a Solar Power Station with Solar Panels, like a Jackery, etc., starting with a base unit if that's what it takes. Buy a descent size Dehumidifier, start small if you have to.

   Also, you need to build some type of tower to set your atmospheric water collection system upon, whatever materials you can use to do it is just fine, it doesn't have to be fancy.

   Charge the solar generator or power station with your solar panel(s), plug up the dehumidifier, and let it, and the power of the Sun, start pulling water from the air for you. When the catch basin fills, pour it out onto your land. Build a simple drainage system that you can pour the water into and allow it to funnel down and into various areas of your land.

   Invite high school and college students to volunteer to help manage the system – perhaps they could earn hours towards a Scholarship or Grant for their help, and allow them to help you manage and protect your farms and your lands. You can reverse this curse – but you have to want to, it's just that simple. 💞

9. Newsom pushing biggest dam removal project in the history of humans.
   
   Four hydroelectric dams on Klamath River (Iron Gate, Copco1, Copco 2 and Boyle) will be destroyed. Three reservoirs are holding 45 billion gallons of fresh water will be gone forever.

   Destruction of California’s Klamath River Water Storage and Clean Green Renewable Hydropower by urging dam removal during major drought, eliminating fire suppression in a catastrophic wildfire area, bypassing American citizens right to due process by violating the Klamath Basin Compact, ignoring NEPA and trying to rush through Klamath Dam Destruction without considering the health and welfare of MAN and the environment, ignoring the County of Siskiyou and the will of its People.

   On these grounds alone Gavin Newsom should be recalled. This is a completely manmade crisis and if allowed to continue this will be the largest environmental disaster in known history. The destruction of a specialized warm water ecosystem that is thriving for a fairytale of headlines is not worth the 20 million plus cubic yards of sediment destroying everything in its wake. Putting American citizens at risk of breathing in toxic dust and living with a cracked and dead landscape in perpetuity and further burdening the California taxpayer with all the liabilities from mitigating the largest environmental disaster of all time. Unacceptable. Today's farmer is yesterday's Native American. We need food and water to keep California alive. NOW is the time!

10. California the bread basket of the US.
    CA reservoirs were designed to provide a steady five year supply for all users, and were filled to the top in June 2019.

    May 21, 2021 2:20 am
    “In the last 14 days, 90% of Delta inflow went to sea. It’s equal to a year’s supply of water for 1 million people. Are we having a dry year? Yes,” Diener says. “That is normal for us. Should we be having water shortages in the start of our second dry year? No. Our reservoirs were designed to provide a steady five year supply for all users, and were filled to the top in June 2019. “Before our magnificent reservoir projects were built, California never had a steady and reliable supply of water. Now water is being managed as if those reserves don’t exist, by emptying the collected water from storage to the sea, rather than saving it for our routinely dry years,” Diener says. “Our water projects were designed to be managed for the long term providing a minimum five year supply, but California has now put us on track to have a man made drought crisis every time we don’t have a wet season.”

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12. You should not be planting in desert ever.

13. Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
    Acts 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
    Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
    Acts 20:25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
    Acts 20:26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
    Acts 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

14. Acts 20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
    Acts 20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.
    Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
    Acts 20:25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
    Acts 20:26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
    Acts 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

15. its called drilling a water well !

16. I live in central valley CA. right now foreign owned farms are using our water to grow food for thier country ..CHINA ..SAUDI..OWNED BIG FARMS IN CALIFORNIA..BUT NO DEMOCRATES MENTIONS SHUTTING OFF THERE WATER….I SAY SHUT OFF WATER AND TAKE THE FARMS AWAY…THIS OUR COUNTRY ..F THEM

17. Desalination wont help this problem because of the price they’re gonna be charging everyone in the valley they need to build Dams to store water from the snow when it melts and when we get rain not hard too see this but the Central Valley gets over looked all the time by the Silicon Valley and the Stars of Hollywood….

18. With 86% of crops exported I look forward to their end

19. Fires, floods, drought, and illegals……what else is new in CA? Pelosi can give you whine with that cheese.

20. All that stolen land SMH…

21. California need to use desalinated 💦. They have access to unlimited water 💦 if they do this.

22. God bless our farmers! We are so grateful for all you do -all of your hard work, investment, patience, and fortitude. Thank you for feeding this world.
    Sometimes we get so caught up in the stress of our lives especially since last year that when we go to the grocery store or market we focus on what we need and forget what all it took to get that food to our store then to our house. Thank you farmers! We'd be lost without you! God bless you and your families!

23. “I will heap on them one disaster after another,
    I will use up all my arrows on them:
    pangs of hunger, ravages of plague,
    and bitter pestilence.” – (Deuteronomy 32: 23-24) –

24. What is the Biden Administration doing about the GREAT WESTERN AMERICAS drought? Nothing?

25. Them farmers need to use better farming practices, no till, use cover crops, bed with straws and other crops to cover the ground and build the soil!

26. California is reaping fruits from the seeds they sow, don't vote Democrat next time

27. And let me see what black God said, oh no it will not get better! Lol

28. Los Angeles, is making a huge unnatural desert in the middle of Ca by diverting water through the aqueducts from the mountains. If they don’t have water they shouldn’t be that big. Farmers are feeding America and boosting the GDP. Colorado too, they are getting depleted as well.

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30. Desalinate ocean water

31. Isn't it funny how all of a sudden the drought comes back after like 10 years. We let the government control everything!

32. We can create water, H2O = 1 hydrogen and 2 oxygen. Its easy i learn from science class

33. Hey NBC are you starting the new plandemic? Climate change,Global warming?oh yes for sure,

34. Need a biblical rain, 10+ inches or something

35. Solution: agriculture to permaculture.

36. Maybe LA needs to give some water back to the Central Valley.

37. They keep planting almond trees. Almond trees use allot of water. They are so greedy they are pumping the ground water and now the ground is sinking.

38. You tell me that California couldn't invest in desalination plants? Other desert countries do.

39. They keep sending millions overseas helping overseas but dont fix their country first ha

40. I bet if you go to all the rich houses I bet they have nice green lawns so obviously it don't affect them all

41. Can't grow poisoned food anymore? maybe use Brondo it has electro lights……..

42. I'm starting to feel like we're reliving biblical times, The Covid Plague, Drought what's next famine? This is unsettling.

43. I can see this will be worse than predicted. The ones who adapt first and co-operate will do the best

44. All of the Aquifers around the World are sucking Mud now. By doing this we have created a population of 8 Billion people. And now with all this water gone what do you think will happen. Mass Starvation which will lead to World War Three. Laugh all you want but when people start to really starve; War is the only result. We as a species are the dumbest creatures to ever exist. Our Brains are useless.

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