Modern Farming

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Modern Farming

• ---in Southern California

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Location

• Latitudes between 30N and 40N
• Western part of the U.S.
• Coastal Area
• Southeastern part is desert area (Mojave Desert)

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Characteristics

• Limited Rainfall (below 250mm)
• Water Shortage
• Sandy Soil and high evaporation rate
• Hilly Relief except in the valley
• Small Population
• High technology level
• Support from the government

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Government is willingto provide grants and
subsidies to the farmers

• Income

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• ?Modern Farming Methods are widely used

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Agricultural technology

• Irrigation
• Biotechnology
• Chemical fertilizers and pesticides
• Mechanization

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Irrigation

• The Central Valley Project
• Rainfall diminishes from N to S
• Water is pumped out and sent along smaller canals
  or pipes to the farms in Southern California.
• Dams are built to hold back the spring meltwater
  and released slowly during Summer

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Biotechnology

• Produce crops that can resist pests and diseases
• Improve the nutritional contents of crops
• Improve the flavour and texture of crops

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Chemical fertilizers and pesticides

• Chemical fertilizers are widely used
• ? soil fertility
• Pesticides, insecticides and fungicides are used
  to control pests and diseases

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Sprinklers
Common Sprinklers used in Central Valley
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Another type of Sprinklers
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Another irrigation method
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Mechanisation --- Tractor
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Crop Rotation
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Farmlands in California