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Civilization in Reverse: Water and Plague

The Victor Davis Hanson Show

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Almonds Are Stealing Water From Other Crops

When water supplies were cut off, west side farmers let their fields follow. When they started to transition to permanent crops, the farmers sad,. They can't just tear down these almonds and plant tomatoes or cotton or dry farm wheat. Tear them all out and divert the water from the san luis river reservoir of way station - that's where we're headed. I think we're headed to a point where there was no west side farming. That started with the san lus project, i think, in 19 62. In jerry brown's dad, edmund Brown, did a great job, but i think lamb will go out ofit's allahy is starting to go

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