State

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State Local Production
Model Agricultural Core Curriculum
Supplement University of California, Davis
111.T 1
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Production Areas of California
1. Sacramento Valley 2. San Joaquin Valley 3.
Delta Region 4. Central Coast 5. South Coast 6.
North Coast 7. Imperial/Desert 8. Mountain Region
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Sacramento Valley

• Rice Almonds
• Tomatoes Livestock
• Sugar Beets Hay

Counties Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter, Yuba, Butte,
Colusa, Glenn, Tehema
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San Joaquin Valley

• Cotton Lint Almonds
• Oranges Stone Fruits
• Cattle Alfalfa Hay
• Tomatoes Poultry Products
• Lettuce Milk Cream
• Table Wine Grapes

Counties Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera,
Merced, Stanislaus
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Delta Region

• Milk Asparagus
• Vegetables Corn

Counties San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano
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Central Coast

• Lettuce Lemons
• Celery Strawberries
• Broccoli Artichokes
• Beef Cattle Flowers Foliage

Counties Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San
Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara,
Ventura
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South Coast

• Strawberries Oranges
• Tomatoes Milk
• Eggs Avocados
• Nursery Products Milk Cream

Counties Los Angelos, Orange, Riverside, San
Diego
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North Coast

• Wine Grapes Timber
• Nursery Products Livestock
• Apples Pears

Counties Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake,
Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Alameda,
San Mateo, Santa Clara
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Imperial Valley Desert Region

• Dates Lettuce Chickens
• Melons Sugar Beets Cattle
• Alfalfa Wheat Cotton
• Milk Cream

Counties Imperial, Riverside, San Bernadino,
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Mountain Region

• Livestock Timber
• Hay Pasture
• Christmas Trees Grapes
• Potatoes

Counties Inyo, Mono, Mariposa, Tuolumne, Alpine,
Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado,
Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Plumes, Lassen, Shasta,
Modac, Trinity, Siskiyou
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__________ Countys Top Five Agriculture
Commodities

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Californias Top Ten AgricultureCommodities in
1992

• Milk Cream Grapes
• Cattle and Calves Nursery Products
• Cotton Lint Flowers and Foliage
• Almonds Head Lettuce
• Hay Strawberries

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Californias Top Five AgricultureCommodities
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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The United States' Top Five Agricultural
Commodities in 1993

• Cattle and Calves
• Milk and Cream
• Corn
• Soybean
• Hay

What do you think they are today?
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The United States' Top Five Agriculture
Commodities
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.