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kiri

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7. California should not be growing rice

Reply to antiquie (Original post)

Mon Sep 29, 2014, 01:33 PM

Sep 2014

California should not be growing rice. It is very water-intensive and wastes zillions of gallons that could be better used for other crops. Moreover, rice-growing only succeeds because of huge subsidies, tax benefts, and cheap water. USA's rice needs can easily be filled by imports from SE Asia.

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California Harvest much Smaller than Normal across Crops [View all] antiquie Sep 2014 OP

I guess this was to be expected. Mr.Bill Sep 2014 #1

I fear you are correct. antiquie Sep 2014 #2

If California agriculture collapses Mr.Bill Sep 2014 #3

Will this cause people to stop and think about the prospect of global climate change? JDPriestly Sep 2014 #4

spot on…. dhill926 Sep 2014 #5

Exactly, since we cannot do it yesterday. antiquie Sep 2014 #6

The people that need to accept climate change ... Kablooie Sep 2014 #10

California should not be growing rice kiri Sep 2014 #7

The parts of CA that grow rice are flood zones LeftyMom Sep 2014 #8

Yep. pinto Sep 2014 #9

Asia imports California rice. antiquie Sep 2014 #11

I would have thought the draught would have put a stop to housing development. mackerel Oct 2014 #12

I was driving up I-5 in August, and I noticed a completely dead nut orchard petronius Oct 2014 #13

I just drove that section this last weekend Brother Buzz Oct 2014 #14

Interesting, thanks! So maybe not a drought thing, just something that hadn't petronius Oct 2014 #15