Robert Rodriguez, The Fresno Bee https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/robert-rodriguez/rss en Agriculture Climate & Weather Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Robert Rodriguez https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/12/08/for-farmers-drought-means-real-fear-in-future https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2015/12/08/for-farmers-drought-means-real-fear-in-future FRESNO BEE: In California’s arid San Joaquin Valley, “We are doing everything we can think of to keep going,” says one farmer. That includes looking for ways to recharge groundwater aquifers after decades of overexploitation. Young farmers say struggles imposed by the drought are teaching them valuable lessons.