Friday, Mar. 28, 2008

Vegetable harvest shifts to Central Valley

It's transition time for the California vegetable business, as harvest shifts from the Imperial Valley into the Central Valley. Farmers in the desert region wrap up a season they say featured one of the coldest winters in 50 years. Even though they avoided the severe freeze that damaged crops a year earlier, farmers say the chilly weather slowed vegetable growth. Vegetable planting in the Central Valley may be constrained by water shortages.

Courtesy of ARAcontent