Oroville Dam construction problems. Shrinking strawberry acreage. Gophers!

Probe deeper into the problems at Oroville Dam, and you find that there were a lot of shortcuts taken during the construction over 50 years ago. A lack of thoroughness that led to last year’s spillway failures and the resultant loss of land and crops downstream. We have that report. California’s strawberry fields are shrinking; add to that soaring shipping costs. Is the combination too big a challenge for the state’s strawberry growers this year? What did the President say about NAFTA during his State of the Union Address? More importantly, what didn’t he say? Gophers are getting busy now in California’s fruit and nut tree orchards. We have tips on how to control their population before they gnaw away at your 2018 profits. All that, crop reports, and more…on this week’s KSTE Farm Hour. Let’s get started!