Have spent the last couple of days driving around the Fresno and Salinas Valleys in California. Unbelievable scale and diversity. Most farms we have visited are 5000 acres +, all irrigated. But although everything looks great they are not without their issues. Water being No. 1. Other problems such as markets, land prices, average farmers age, all common to us back in oz and right across the world. These pictures are from JG Boswells farm. They farm over 100 000 acres, all irrigated, producing 10% of California's tomatoes and over 50 000 acres of cotton. Also went to a 6000 cow dairy. Like I said - Everything is big in America.Most people over here say they are 'Green Farmers'. Cant work out if they mean the environment or the colour of their tractors. Good time to buy shares in John Deere.
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