Statement from Almond Board CEO Richard Waycott on Drought Impact Survey

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Apr 09, 2015, 05:45 ET

MODESTO, Calif., April 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today in response to a survey issued by the California Farm Water Coalition, which found that 41 percent of the state's irrigated farmland will lose its entire surface water supply, Almond Board of California President and CEO Richard Waycott issued the following statement:

An almond orchard in the Firebaugh area that has been pulled out because of the water shortage. Credit: AgAlert, Cecila Parsons

"Contrary to so much of the media coverage lately, California agriculture is being devastated by the water restrictions caused by the drought. Almond growers up and down the central valley are making very difficult decisions that will impact the state's future, including the removal of orchards, or simply irrigating with just enough water to keep their trees alive."

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SOURCE Almond Board of California