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Monday’s top of the scroll: Uncertainty looms for west-side farmers

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 5, 2009 at 7:35 am

From the Fresno Bee:

“This time of year, farmers on the Valley’s west side usually have a fairly good idea what they will be planting next season, and if they will be getting a loan to pay for it. But this is not a normal year.

Uncertainty looms for west-side farmers who were forced to fallow thousands of acres in the wake of a third dry year and a dismal water allocation. The situation has put some growers in a holding pattern.

Lenders are worried about farmers being able to pay back loans. And without an adequate water supply, more acres may be fallowed and the problems of high unemployment may get worse.

“I am just kind of waiting to see what my bank has to say,” said Todd Allen, a third-generation farmer in the Firebaugh area. “I really can’t move forward without it.” …”

Read more from the Fresno Bee by clicking here.

October 5, 2009 · Filed Under Agriculture, Drought, Weather & Snowpack, Westlands Water District

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