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Should we protect the Land? Is Agriculture Important to California and the Nation?

Should we protect the Land? Is Agriculture Important to California and the Nation?. Planning Issues in Agriculture…Lecture 2. Should we protect our Ag Land? Preserve open space Pollution/environment By policy, farmland should be protected ( policy protects land, not farmer).

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Should we protect the Land? Is Agriculture Important to California and the Nation?

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  1. Should we protect the Land? Is Agriculture Important to California and the Nation? Planning Issues in Agriculture…Lecture 2

  2. Should we protect our Ag Land? • Preserve open space • Pollution/environment • By policy, farmland should be protected • ( policy protects land, not farmer)

  3. Ag production: (2002) w/ timber $ % of state total SJ valley 14,420,135 48.6 Sac metro area 658,493 2.2 Northern valley 1,708,409 5.6 • Population projections: (in eight counties) • 4 million by 2010 • 5 million by 2020 • 6 million by 2030 • 7 million by 2040 • How will we preserve land while • accommodating population growth ?

  4. We know that the valley is changing… • Growing population of diverse groups • Divergence within valley communities • Valley divergence from state

  5. We also know that historically: 1-CA is most populated state in the US since 1963 Today…36.8 million 2-Ca has been leading Ag in US since 1948(most productive 1. CA (incl. nursery) 31.8 billion San Joaquin Valley 20.1 2. Texas 16.5 3. Iowa 14.7 4. Nebraska 11.8 5. Minnesota 9.8 USDA, NASS, California Field Office, 2004 13.2% of US Total is from California San Joaquin Valley accounts for 63.2% or 8.34% of US

  6. California’s Top 10 Agricultural Counties, 2005 (Billions) 1. Fresno (grapes, almonds, milk) $4.64 2. Tulare (milk, oranges, cattle and calves) 4.36 3. Kern (almonds, grapes, milk) 3.55 4. Monterey (lettuce, strawberries, wine grapes) 3.27 5. Merced (milk, chickens, almond meats) 2.39 6. Stanislaus (milk, almonds, cattle and calves) 1.98 7. San Joaquin (milk, grapes, almond meats) 1.74 8. San Diego (foliage plants, woody ornamentals, avocados) 1.53 9. Kings (milk, cotton, cattle and calves) 1.41 10. Imperial (cattle, alfalfa, leaf and head lettuce) 1.29

  7. San Joaquin Valley Market value of Ag products State(04) Nation(02) State%04 Nation% Fresno 1 114.7 1.4 Tulare 2 212.71.2 Kern 449.9 1.0 Merced 5 5 7.4 .70 Stanislaus 6 6 6.2 .61 San Joaquin 7 7 5.1 .61 Kings 10 18 3.8 .40 Madera 13 23 3.4 .35 Billion $ 31.8 6.27 USDA, NASS 2004

  8. California’s Top 20 Commodities, 2005 (Billions) 1. Milk and Cream $ 5.22 2. Grapes 3.17 3. Nursery 2.43 4. Almonds 2.34 5. Cattle and Calves 1.74 6. Lettuce 1.69 7. Hay 1.15 8. Strawberries 1.11 9. Floriculture .984 10. Tomatoes .942 11. Chickens .715 12. Cotton .634 13. Oranges .604 14. Pistachios .577 15. Walnuts .540 16. Broccoli .514 17. Carrots .455 18. Rice .408 19. Peaches .280 20. Lemons .278

  9. The importance of the valley to the state is • that it is the top producing ag area. • 6.24% of national sales • (California…12.8% of national agriculture sales) • Top commodities (in order of production) 2001-2002 • Milk/Cream Tulare, Merced, Stanislaus, San Bernardino, Kings • Grapes Kern, Fresno,Tulare, Napa, Sonoma • Nursery San Diego, Orange, Riverside, Monterey, Ventura, • Cattle Tulare, Imperial, Fresno, Merced, San Bernardino • Lettuce Monterey, Imperial, Fresno, Santa Barbara, San Benito • Almonds Kern, Stanislaus, Fresno, Merced, Madera • Oranges Tulare, Kern, Fresno, Ventura, Riverside • Hay, Alfalfa Imperial, Kern, Tulare, Merced, Fresno • 2002 NASS Statistics (http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/census02/volume1/us/index2.htm )

  10. National Rankings http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/census02/volume1/us/index2.htm Irrigated land Dairy Products Fresno 1 Tulare 1 Kern 2 Merced 2 Tulare 3 Stanislaus 4 San Joaquin 4 San Joaquin 9 Merced 5 2/3 of valley 11.4% of nation Stanislaus 11 California…17 % of nation California…15.8 % California’s No. 1 Ag Product of nation Fruits, nuts and berries 23 % of nation

  11. California’s Top 10 Agricultural Export Markets, 2005Rank/Country Value Leading Exports (Billions) 1. European Union $2.02 Almonds, Wine, Pistachios 2. Canada 1.76 Lettuce, Strawberries, Table Grapes 3. Japan .940 Rice, Almonds, Hay 4. Mexico .591 Dairy, Table Grapes, Cotton 5. China/Hong Kong .569 Cotton, Table Grapes, Oranges 6. Korea .282 Oranges, Almonds, Cotton 7. Taiwan .228 Cotton, Peaches and Nectarines, Grapes 8. India .175 Almonds, Cotton, Table Grapes 9. Turkey .124 Cotton, Rice, Almonds 10. Indonesia .098 Cotton, Dairy, Table Grapes

  12. California’s Top 20 Agricultural Exports, 2004–2005Commodity Rank, 2004-2005 & Percent ChangeExport Value $1,000 Almonds 1-- 1,369,687 1,840,912 34% Cotton 2-- 631,892 699,042 11% Wine 3-- 683,788 575,306 -16% Dairy and Products 4-- 439,916 563,362 28% Table Grapes 5-- 453,862 539,941 19% Oranges, Fresh and Juice 6-- 345,194 365,029 6% Rice 7-- 280,305 319,796 14% Walnuts 8--240,506 318,451 32% Pistachios 9-- 178,965 299,496 67% Tomatoes, Processed 10-- 250,263 263,010 5%

  13. California’s Top 20 Agricultural Exports, 2004–2005Commodity Rank, 2004-2005 & Percent ChangeExport Value $1,000 Lettuce-- 11 188,317 237,022 26% Strawberries-- 12 204,018 233,363 14% Raisins --13 195,099 209,130 7% Peach and Nectarine--14 123,284 127,021 3% Hay --15 109,199 108,986 —% Dried Plums --16 130,105 107,735 -17% Broccoli --17 98,945 104,049 5% Beef and Products -- 18 80,071 99,681 24% Lemons --19 77,375 86,367 12% Carrots --20 78,398 82,418 5%

  14. Important trends 1-decline in farms (144,000 in 1950 to 77,000 in 2004) There was a large decline, but more productivity/ more value per acre. What about family farms? 2- decrease in total land in farms (37,500,000 acres in 1950 to 26,700,000 in 2004) Loss of acreage because of urbanization and environmental issues causes expansion to lesser quality soils, less access to water 3-increase in acres per farm, economies of size (260 A in 1950 to 347 in 2004)

  15. Now…Look on the Web and find any interesting facts concerning California Agriculture and its place in the nation and world. • Where do most of our exports go now? • What crops do we grow more than 90 % of the US Production? • As you look at the top 10 commodities for California Ag Production, which other states are prominent in each product? • Look up information on National Security when it comes to our food supply.

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