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California water shortage no issue for Coachella grape grower-shippers

Posted by: Maven on April 30, 2009 at 11:52 am

From the Packer:

The Coachella Valley, grape grower-shippers say, has managed to evade the water troubles plaguing much of the Golden State.

Water availability is only a non-issue in Coachella because of the investments the industry has made in conservation, said John Burton, sales manager of Coachella, Calif.-based Peter Rabbit Farms. “Over the years, we’ve really developed good technologies in drip irrigation, and without that technology, water would be an issue in the valley,” he said. “We constantly have people working on maintaining the water we have.”

Fortunately for Coachella grape growers, drip irrigation has been a good fit, Burton said. “Commodities that can’t take drip well are in trouble,” he said.

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April 30, 2009 · Filed Under Agriculture, Drought, Weather & Snowpack

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