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1.7. >> wow. >> weve saved a lot. guess what? we increased our yield by over 30%. >> so youve -- what youve done using drip irrigation is reduced water consumption by 40%, increased yield by 30%? >> yes. >> theres nothing left to squeeze out, right? youre operating at peak efficiency. >> we are. i mean, this field, 53 acres, has drip irrigation in it. i got a $50,000 investment here, and i have no water to put in the drip system. >> there has been an absolute boom in all this. >> yes. >> what do...

We can meter how much water we want there. >> it used to be you just poured the water on to the field? >> yes, basically. >> seems wasteful. >> it was wasteful. on cantaloupes, where we used to use -- and we were trying to be efficient. we didnt wastewater -- we were using 2.25, 2.3 feet per acre. with the drip, we use 1.5 to 1.7. >> wow. >> weve saved a lot. guess what? we increased our yield by over 30%. >> so youve -- what youve done using drip irrigation is reduced water consumption by 40%, ...

Water or allocations from previous years. almond trees must be watered or the loss unrecoverable. he also uses a very expensive yet efficient drip system on the crops he is growing. still, he expects to cut his hiring this year by a third. still, it can get worse if the drought goes on, what is tough this year will become devastating. now, here is the concern for farmers here. is that the water allocation set for zero is this coming year. they will have to make all of their choices about what th...