Morning Wire California’s Drought & the U.S. Food Supply | 7.3.22
Jul 3, 2022
Charlotte Pence Bond, a Daily Wire reporter, dives into the critical drought plaguing California and its cascading effects on the U.S. food supply. She discusses how this environmental crisis, compounded by global factors like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, is creating a perfect storm for food pricing. Bond highlights farmers' struggles to adapt, the challenges of water distribution, and the potential impact on employment in agriculture. She also touches on hopeful innovations that could emerge from this crisis.
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Food Supply Crisis
- The war in Ukraine, inflation, and a severe drought in California are impacting the U.S. food supply.
- California's drought is the worst in over a century, affecting agriculture and food prices.
Farmers' Responses to Drought
- Reporter Charlotte Pence Bond visited California's Central Valley to interview farmers about the drought's impact.
- Some farmers are switching crops, fallowing land, or leaving agriculture altogether.
Diener Farm's Challenges
- Justin Diener, a Central Valley farmer, discusses his family's farm and the impact of the drought.
- Their farm, which has been operational for almost 100 years, grows tomatoes, garlic and almonds and faces water shortages.