Water Woes Endgame? CEO Urges Trump-Newsom Alliance For California’s Thirsty Valley

VISALIA, California — California’s water crisis was built by years of bad policy, but one CEO believes there could be a solution. Since the state’s inception, California’s farming industry has been a powerhouse, producing nearly half of the nation’s vegetables and over three-quarters of its fruits and nuts using less than 3% of U.S. farmland. Chronic water shortages now threaten this success, hitting Central Valley farmers especially hard. The state holds roughly 1% of its water in the 152-mile Friant-Kern Canal, which delivers water to roughly one million acres. Meeting along the nearly 152-m

VISALIA, California — California’s water crisis was built by years of bad policy, but one CEO believes there could be a solution. Since the state’s inception, California’s farming industry has been a powerhouse, producing nearly half of the nation’s vegetables and over three-quarters of its fruits and nuts using less than 3% of U.S. farmland. Chronic water shortages now threaten this success, hitting Central Valley farmers especially hard. The state holds roughly 1% of its water in the 152-mile Friant-Kern Canal, which delivers water to roughly one million acres. Meeting along the nearly 152-m