Agricultural Leaders Question Report On Sonoma County Drought Losses

Agricultural Leaders Question Report On Sonoma County Drought Losses

Local agricultural leaders and researchers are questioning a new study that claims Sonoma County farmers lose nearly seventeen million dollars annually to climate disasters. According to the Press Democrat, the report, published by compliance firm Trace One, used federal data to project an annualized financial risk baseline primarily driven by drought. However, Sonoma County Agricultural Commissioner Andrew Smith and local experts argue that the…