Economic Analysis of the 2015 Drought for California Agriculture

The drought is tightening its grip on California agriculture, squeezing about 30 percent more workers and cropland out of production than in 2014, but the industry overall remains robust, according to the latest estimates by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences.

Commentary

• Drought bites harder, but agriculture remains robust (California WaterBlog, Aug. 18, 2015) Spanish version 

News Coverage

• Drought fallowing half-million acres in California in 2015  (Associated Press, Aug. 18, 2015)
• California drought impact pegged at $2.7 billion  (Sacramento Bee, Aug. 18, 2015)
• Drought causing $2.7 billion economic hit in California  (Capital Public Radio, Aug. 18, 2015)

​News Releases

• Drought costs California agriculture $1.8B and 10,100 jobs in 2015  (UC Davis, Aug, 18, 2015)

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