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Snowpack means hope for drought-ridden farms

California is the largest food producer in the U.S.

California’s years-long drought may be easing now that the snowpack is a bit higher up in the Sierras, and more storms are in the forecast. But that doesn’t mean it’s over, and that’s not good news for U.S. agriculture.

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