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by Balgair 4061 days ago
Ummm, because there is snow there and not in Salinas.
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AnimalMuppet 4061 days ago
Right. But the snow there means that there's going to be water there...
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dragonwriter 4061 days ago
Temperature (and, particularly for many crops, frequency and duration of freezes) is an important consideration in growing crops. Water is important, too, but its not the only consideration in agriculture.
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pkaye 4061 days ago
But Minnesota is one of the top agriculture states and being up north, they have more severe winters.
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dragonwriter 4061 days ago
> But Minnesota is one of the top agriculture states and being up north, they have more severe winters.

It also has a very different crop mix than California.

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Balgair 4061 days ago
Yeah, Cali has oranges and berries and whatnot. Good luck trying to get those to grow in Mn year round without a diesel heater.
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