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In June, the national weather service\u00a0warned\u00a0millions in California to stay inside due to lethal temperatures around the state including parts of Oregon and Washington.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Almonds\u00a0are California\u2019s number one crop by acreage, number one agricultural export, second by value, and the number one specialty crop export in the country. Eighty percent of the world\u2018s almonds come from California with more than 7,000 almond farms across the state. Lately, water restrictions and higher costs are making it difficult for growers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The story is the same for pistachios. California produces nearly all of the U.S. supply (about 99%) and accounts for over 60% of global pistachio production. 600,000 acres are planted across the Central Valley contributing more than $1.6 billion in annual value to the state\u2019s economy.\u00a0Fresno, Kern and Tulare counties\u00a0reported\u00a0a combined $800 million loss for pistachio production so far this year.<\/p>\n

In May, officials in Kern County alone also\u00a0reported\u00a0a 42% loss in cherry production this year due to a hot stretch in March followed by April rain accounting for a total loss of more than $13 million for growers.<\/p>\n

The University of California recently held\u00a0workshops\u00a0on how to grow grape and nut crops during extreme weather,\u00a0heat, drought, pest issues and greater\u00a0climate variability.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Normally, California boasts an\u00a0agriculture\u00a0industry with more than 350 commodities that account for over\u00a0$100 billion\u00a0in related economic activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2025, California\u00a0passed\u00a0Japan as the world\u2019s fourth largest economy with farmers representing a large part of that milestone. In 2024 alone,\u00a01.2 million agricultural related jobs were produced. California continues to rank as the most agriculturally productive state in the nation.<\/p>\n

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California also leads the country in Agriculture Technology innovation with 15 Agricultural Science universities\u00a0and 11 Tier 1 research universities. In 2021, California Ag Tech startups received over $5 billion in venture capital funding which equals more than 18% of global Ag Tech investment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Despite representing a relatively small share of the country\u2019s total\u00a0farmland, California leads the nation with specialty crops, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and dairy with its favorable growing conditions.\u00a0California provides nearly 75% of the nation\u2019s fruits and nuts and over one-third of all vegetables.<\/p>\n

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Extreme heat and persistent drought present serious, existential threats to California\u2019s multi-billion dollar specialty crop industry. Fruits, vegetables, and tree nuts are highly sensitive to environmental impacts. Changing weather patterns also disrupt plant biology, deplete water infrastructure, and increase operating costs. To combat the current crisis the agriculture industry very much needs new technologies that can reduce water use and labor, grow crops faster, and increase crop yield. Traditional agricultural methods are no longer sufficient to handle the speed and intensity of these environmental changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Legacy farming practices depend on predictable weather patterns, but today\u2019s extreme weather requires effective, real-time interventions to keep farms economically viable and ecologically sustainable.<\/p>\n

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State and local leaders can step up by highlighting more innovation than ever in this perilous time to support California\u2019s vital role in global food production.<\/p>\n

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