Leading markets are Japan and Canada. Farm products account for about 6.5 percent of all California exports and help to produce a positive balance of trade for the state. California exports about 19 percent of its total agricultural production. 1998 Value 1. California farmers use the most advanced irrigation technology to stretch water supplies with lasers to level farmland, computerized irrigation management, soil testing and an array of irrigation equipment.
Water conservation is practiced extensively on the state's farms and ranches.
Modern irrigation products and technology combined with progressive water management programs have allowed farmers to produce more food with less water. In 1995, California farmers used slight less water than they did in 1967, but they produced 67 percent more crop production. Residential indoor water use 75 gal. The majority of our country's wildlife populations reside on private property. Farmers and ranchers manage their wildlife as an extension of their agricultural activities.