In the face of ongoing debates over western water supplies, growers in California and Arizona can be proud of the latest evidence confirming their improved water stewardship.
Smiles on the faces of farmers throughout California were evident in January and February as a good deal of rain came down upon the Golden State, which was a good start in making a dent in the well-below normal levels in most of the reservoirs. But it’s only a start.
Those sentiments expressed by Western Growers Board Member and The Nunes Company President Thomas P. Nunes Jr. seemed to be fairly representative of the view held by a number of grower-shippers that operate primarily in the California and Arizona vegetable industry.
It’s no secret that Arizona has major budget problems and it is a foregone conclusion that most state agencies are going to be asked to cut back once again in fiscal year 2011 (July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011).
