California Drought Regulations Return and 96% of Farms Family Owned

California Drought Regulations Return and 96% of Farms Family Owned

Bob Larson
Bob Larson
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.

**Even though hydrologic conditions point to a more positive water outlook for the Scott River and Shasta River in

Siskiyou County, California, state water officials readopted drought emergency regulations that curtail water rights in the region, affecting farmers and ranchers.

The regulation first took effect in 2021.

Readopted for these watersheds every year since, the order limits surface-water diversions and groundwater pumping.

**In 2023, roughly 86% of all farms were small family farms.

A USDA report says these farms have a gross cash income below $350,000 and operate on 41% of all U.S. ag land and

produced 17% of the total production value.

Large-scale family farms with gross cash income above $1 million, represented 4% of farms, 31% of ag land and 48% of total production value.

Overall, family farms accounted for about 96% of total farms, 90% of ag land, and 83% of the total production value.

**Farm Action reacted to the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against John Deere over the right to repair.

The FTC alleges John Deere is illegally driving up costs by forcing farmers to repair their equipment at authorized dealers.

Farm Action applauds the FTC for taking this bold action to bring justice to farmers who’ve been stripped of the right to repair their own equipment.

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