There's plenty of food on store shelves at reasonable prices. There's no evidence of a farm crisis in the supermarket. The farm crisis is real. Just look at the face of a farmer. Crop prices are depressed.
Farm costs are sky-high.
Water and energy are scarce. We face unfair trade practices. Government regulations threaten to plow family farmers under. Farmers are fighting to hold on. It is not a pretty picture for an industry that provides high-quality food, fiber, flowers and forest products for 34 million Californians and millions more across the nation.