A discussion about the impact of California's prolonged drought on farmers and the individuals enforcing new water restrictions, with insights from the state's Central Valley, the nation's largest food source.
For years, farmers in California have been pumping huge amounts of water from their wells to irrigate their crops. The state’s Central Valley is the nation’s single biggest source for many different foods.
But all that water use is makinghas been looking into the issue and is on the show today to talk about what happens when water gets scarce. What is it like for farmers? And for the people enforcing new water restrictions? Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ atFor years, farmers in California have been pumping huge amounts of water from their wells to irrigate their crops.
The state's Central Valley is the nation's single biggest source for many different foods. But all that water use is makinghas been looking into the issue and is on the show today to talk about what happens when water gets scarce. What is it like for farmers? And for the people enforcing new water restrictions?
Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at This episode was produced by Hannah Chinn. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Dan Charles checked the facts. The audio engineer was Kwesi Lee.
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