tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post1285872238074707005..comments2024-03-20T22:55:32.772-07:00Comments on Valley Economy: How much should crop production decline during a drought?Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10344751623916759400noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236405782975490260.post-57130514773574140902010-10-14T06:26:18.343-07:002010-10-14T06:26:18.343-07:00Dry years are often very productive, since pollina...Dry years are often very productive, since pollination conditions tend to be good, and weeds and diseases are suppressed. Of course, that assumes one has some water; but few farmers had *no* water that year. Many did get by using old salty wells, which is clearly an unsustainable strategy. <br />So the observation that the system is broken still holds. Nunes' hysterical and insulting comment was unhelpful, and ought to have been revealing to some of his supporters.Mister Kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800832685294492noreply@blogger.com