Pulling out trees, trucking water for cows: California farmers take drastic measures in drought
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Gabriel Castañeda moves irrigation pipes to water the crops covered in plastic to reduce water evaporation on his family farm outside Santa Rosa. The Castañedas have cut back the acreage they are planting because of the drought.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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An irrigation sprinkler in the field at Gabriel Castañeda’s family farm outside Santa Rosa.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Gabriel Castañeda looks out over his field on his family farm outside Santa Rosa.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less