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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last week released their list of deficient levees across the nation. California topped that list with 37 separate stretches of its levees system deemed likely to fail - more than any other state.
The problematic levees are located in the Central Valley and were cited for “burrowing animals, tree growth […]

While the USDA’s recently unveiled farm bill proposal would cut federal subsidies to some high-earning farmers and “traditional” crops such as rice, wheat, and cotton, California’s farms stand to gain much needed aid from the bill’s provision to spend increased amounts on “specialty crops”, such as fruits and vegetables, which comprise the majority of California’s […]