You must be blind stupid if you think they only grow almonds in the San Joaquin Valley ... oh, just one guy? ... one farm the size of Connecticut ... growing nothing but almonds ...
You never said where you lived in California ... must not have been in the San Joaquin Valley because you sure don't know much about what's grown there ...
Franzia Wines are boxed there ... I went to school with one of the granddaughters north of Modesto ... swam in the very canals we're arguing over ... have you ever done real field work? ...
Gallo was the biggest wine grower in the San Joaquin Valley.
On the way to Paso Robles, from Bakersfield one will pass by a Lay potato chip factory. Once one crosses the 5 freeway, on the way to Paso Robles, you will pass miles of Almond trees that were killed because the democrats shut the water off.
At one time, as one traveled to San Francisco you would pass the make-shift signs, stating that Farmers need water to grow the food to feed the people. They may still be there.
The Harris Ranch was the biggest most visible cattle farm along the 5, stunk to high heaven. The Harris Inn was located a fair distance away.
Recent stuff is a wetland was created, because of the runoff ponds were toxic killing wildlife, so through lawsuits the Farmers were forced to build a wetland that is seen from the 5
Kettleman, I like the BBQ there.
And of course, on the way to Paso Robles, I always stop where James Dean died.
Since I have been here, growing wine has exploded. Where there were no vines, now there are vineyards for miles upon miles.
Gallo at one time produced around 95% of all of California's wine.
I remember when they were growing cotton in the San Joaquin Valley, I saw giant bales of Cotton.
When the tomato fields are ripe, there are thousands of trucks hauling tomatoes down the 5. Unique trucks, hauling open trailers of tomatoes. Sucks when on motorcycle and you get behind one that is leaking.
Yes, this thread is about the richest farmer in the USA, who is a democrat. When speaking of the central valley and spending money on water, that water makes the richest billionaire farmer in the USA richer.
Yes, this thread is about Stewart Resnick and his Almond empire. Of course we can add his Pistachios as well.
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