date:Jun 11, 2021
While the harvest season is still months away, growers in Californias Sutter and Yuba counties say they expect a disastrous crop because of the drought conditions.
Sutter County grower Sarb Thiara fears that his walnut orchard is a sign of bad things ahead. The trees have not been watered in several months after a well pump broke down. The drought has dried out the soil, so peach, prune, almond, pecan and walnut trees need even more water than usual.
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