Farmers may not be able to plant crops on more than 200,000 hectares of farmland in the Central Valley this spring. Mr Errotabere will plant crops on just 80 percent of his farmland, he has enough work for only 15 of his 25 workers.

　　Right now, were completely depending on wells to finish these crops off, but Im going to be fallowing 1,200 acres of our operation. There wont be anything growing on there, he said.

　　Federal and state officials sometimes reduce the amount of water to farmers even in years with normal rainfall levels. The officials must supply water to the Sacramento River Delta, which is home to several endangered species.

　　Long-term solutions include conservation, recycling waste water and building desalination centers. The centers remove salt from seawater, so it can be used on farms. Farmers say better administration of the states water system could also help solve the crisis.

　　And thats the Learning English Agriculture Report. You can read stories about agriculture at our website 51voa.com. Im Caty Weaver.

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