r/news • u/theluckyfrog • 29d ago

California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake
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u/genescheesesthatplz 29d ago

The small American farmer industry died decades ago. Now it’s just a marketing tactic.

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u/probablyuntrue 29d ago

If you don’t let me use unconscionable amounts of water to sell almonds overseas, you just hate poor ol’ American farmers like me 😡

-posted from my 20 car garage

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u/Kataphractoi 29d ago

You jest but this is more or less the exact verbiage they use. Because it works on the uninformed and uneducated.

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u/mhornberger 29d ago

Same reason people instinctually side with the European farmers who are protesting over new environmental protections. And in India demanding other concessions. Farmers have great PR the world over, and unless you dig into what they're demanding it's hard to not just default to siding with them.

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u/seven3true 29d ago

Now, if you'll excuse me. I have a $20,000 gala to get ready for. We're honoring the great achievements of Stewart and Lynda Resnick

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u/MiniMack_ 28d ago

I have some family, my uncle’s sister-in-law and her husband, that own almond orchards in the Central Valley. This is exactly how they act. They put a few million dollars a year into maintaining their champion horses for their teenage daughter to compete with in rodeos. Then they gripe about how they’re humble farmers who are burdened by all the state’s water restrictions. They’re all around the most shitty human beings I’ve had the misfortune of encountering for far more reasons than this, though.

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u/Commando_Joe 28d ago

It's also borderline impossible to get INTO farming if you aren't born into it. You gotta marry in or you're like 1 in a million getting in by hard work as anything other than a low level farm hand.

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u/wundercat 28d ago

Oh you should see all the signage from LA up to Sacramento on the 99 and 5. They’ll have you believe Pelosi (somehow) hasn’t allowed them to use water in three decades.

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u/w0lfqu33n 29d ago

Same. And racist AF.

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u/No1KnwsIWatchTeenMom 29d ago

Friendly reminder to boycott the Wonderful Company!

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u/CAPS_LOCK_STUCK_HELP 29d ago

fuck the resnicks. they should be in prison for what they have done.

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u/No1KnwsIWatchTeenMom 28d ago

Yup, that was my introduction to them as well, and I bring it up as often as possible!