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Agriculture in Southern California Eric Larson Executive Director San Diego County Farm Bureau

Agriculture in Southern California Eric Larson Executive Director San Diego County Farm Bureau . County by County Value. Imperial $1,964,000,000 Ventura $1,800,000,000 San Diego $1,683,000,000 Riverside $1,282,000,000 San Bernardino $ 519,000,000

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Agriculture in Southern California Eric Larson Executive Director San Diego County Farm Bureau

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  1. Agriculture in Southern CaliforniaEric LarsonExecutive DirectorSan Diego County Farm Bureau

  2. County by County Value • Imperial $1,964,000,000 • Ventura $1,800,000,000 • San Diego $1,683,000,000 • Riverside $1,282,000,000 • San Bernardino $ 519,000,000 • Los Angeles $ 173,000,000 • Orange $ 145,000,000 • Total $7,566,000,000

  3. Leading Crops • Nursery and flowers (San Diego) • Strawberries (Ventura) • Lettuce (Imperial) • Milk (San Bernardino) • Avocados (Ventura – San Diego) • Cattle (Imperial) • Lemons (Ventura) • Celery (Ventura) • Tomatoes (Ventura) • Grapes (Riverside) • Eggs (San Diego)

  4. Farm Water Usage • South Coast Hydrologic Unit • 1.4 million acre fee • $4538 crop revenue per applied acre foot* • Colorado Hydrologic Unit • 3.8 million acre feet • $607 crop revenue per applied acre foot *excluding nursery

  5. Economic Contribution to the economy On farm + up and downstream jobs Environmental Air quality Fire suppression Open space Wildlife corridors Hedge against urbanization Community Character Local products Ambiance What Farming Means to the Community

  6. Current Challenges Immigration reform Pest exclusion and eradication Competition from imports Runoff compliance (conditional waivers) Impact on nursery from slow economy Soil fumigants for strawberries Average age of farmers nearly 60

  7. Water Uncertainties • Poor quality requires leaching • Supply reliability • Nursery requires high investment • Permanent crops take 5-10 years for peak production • Pricing • 10,000 acres of avocados abandoned in San Diego in five years • Limited alternative crops

  8. What’s on Farmers’ Minds Dealing with regulatory burdens Rising cost of production Flat prices Loss of farm chemicals Labor shortage Succession planning

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