Caleb Hampton, California Farm Bureau
Farmer Amrik Singh Basra stands in his almond orchard in Madera County. Implementation of California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act has left farmers in some areas facing bankruptcy as they confront groundwater pumping restrictions that limit their ability to irrigate their crops. 
With aquifers nationwide in dangerous decline, an estimated 500,000 acres of farmland may be taken out of cultivation by 2040
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