Farming on the Mother Road - 10

Agriculture Pushed Farther Into Desert Along Route 66 in California

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Eldert Van Dam runs a 2,400-head dairy farm on the edge of Barstow, Calif. Van Dam is frustrated with California's regulatory challenges. Limited water availability on Route 66 west of Barstow has largely caused most agriculture closer to San Bernardino and Los Angeles to disappear. (DTN photo by Chris Clayton)
Route 66 stretches across the high desert and through to valleys on the other side of the San Bernardino Mountains before blending into the weaving interstates and highways of greater Los Angeles. Farmers are becoming an endangered species along the route...

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Chris Clayton