Central California farmers contend with zero percent water from the Bureau of Reclamation

The Bureau of Reclamation has announced water allocations for California farmers. For farmers south of the Delta, the allocation has been set to zero percent, due to low reservoir storage. This decision has forced farmers such as Daniel Bays to fallow, meaning leave fields empty due to lack of water. "The opportunity that is there, the food that it could produce, the jobs that it could provide but because we don't have water – it's just bare dirt,” Bays said.