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California's drought means no work for farmers
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May 11, 2015
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California's drought means no work for farmers
Lauren Markham, writer for Pacific Standard, explains the drought's impact on farm workers in the Central Valley.
FILE - In this May 1, 2014 file photo, fourth-generation rice farmer Josh Sheppard walks across the dried-up ditch at his rice farm in Richvale, Calif. In Santa Cruz, Calif., dozens of residents who violated their strict water rations take a seat at Water School, hoping to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in distressing penalties waived. California is in the third year of the state's worst drought in recent history. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
FILE - In this May 1, 2014 file photo, fourth-generation rice farmer Josh Sheppard walks across the dried-up ditch at his rice farm in Richvale, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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Lauren Markham, writer for Pacific Standard, explains the drought's impact on farm workers in the Central Valley.

California's Central Valley is home to a significant portion of the farm workers who live in the state. As the drought persists into a fourth year, many find that the field work is drying up as well.

For more we are joined by Lauren Markham, who wrote about this topic in the current issue of Pacific Standard