Some interesting stats from Charles Fishman (whose book The Big Thirst
Looking at California water stats for Bloomberg TV appearance. A stunner: Calif farms use less water today (23.1 bgd) than in 1970 (33 bgd)
— Charles Fishman (@cfishman) April 13, 2015
2/ In 45 years, California farmers have cut water use by 30% while increasing production dramatically. Calif grows half US fruits, veg, nuts
— Charles Fishman (@cfishman) April 13, 2015
Managing California ag water is still the big target—because it's 80% of water use. But writ large, Calif farmers grasp water productivity.
— Charles Fishman (@cfishman) April 13, 2015
As I’ve said, farmers are clever.
A great guy to talk to on this topic is Charles Burt of Cal Poly. http://www.itrc.org/faculty/burt.htm