Some counties increase farmland.
More research needed to understand impact on economy. If the history of the San Joaquin Valley had to be summed up in one word it would probably be 'agriculture'. Presently, agricultural production contributes over 14 billion dollars annually to the regional economy. However, the future of the Valley will see less agricultural land in production as towns swell and overtake prime farmland. According to Economist Dr. Joseph Penbera's forecasts as much as 1 in five of those acres may be lost by the year 2010.