California

=== Agriculture ===
{{main|Agriculture in California}}
{{further|Strawberry cultivation in California|Production of peaches in California|Walnuts in California}}
{{see also|California nut crimes}}
[[File:Autumn in Napa Valley vineyards.jpg|right|thumb|[[California wine|California vineyards]] in [[Wine Country]]. The [[Agriculture in California|agricultural industry in California]] is the largest [[Agriculture in the United States|in the U.S.]]]]

Agriculture is an important sector in California's economy. According to the [[United States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] in 2011, the three largest California agricultural products by value were [[California dairy industry|milk and cream]], shelled [[Almond cultivation in California|almonds]], and [[Grape cultivation in California|grapes]].<ref name="Jason Gibson-2012"/> Farming-related sales more than quadrupled over the past three decades, from $7.3{{spaces}}billion in 1974 to nearly $31{{spaces}}billion in 2004.<ref name="Cal Facts 2006 State Economy">{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2007 |title=Cal Facts 2006 State Economy |url=http://www.lao.ca.gov/2006/cal_facts/2006_calfacts_econ.htm |access-date=January 29, 2010 |publisher=Legislative Analyst's Office of California}}</ref> This increase has occurred despite a 15 percent decline in acreage devoted to farming during the period, and water supply suffering from chronic instability. Factors contributing to the growth in sales-per-acre include more intensive use of active farmlands and technological improvements in crop production.<ref name="Cal Facts 2006 State Economy" /> In 2008, California's 81,500 farms and ranches generated $36.2{{spaces}}billion products revenue.<ref name="California Agricultural Production Statistics 2009–2010">{{Cite web |date=2010 |title=California Agricultural Production Statistics 2009–2010 |url=http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/ |access-date=October 5, 2010 |publisher=cdfa.ca.gov (California Department of Food and Agriculture)}}</ref> In 2011, that number grew to $43.5{{spaces}}billion products revenue.<ref name="California Agricultural Production Statistics 2011">{{Cite web |date=2013 |title=California Agricultural Production Statistics 2011 |url=http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/statistics/ |access-date=May 18, 2013 |publisher=cdfa.ca.gov (California Department of Food and Agriculture)}}</ref> The agriculture sector accounts for two percent of the state's GDP and employs around three percent of its total workforce.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Venton |first=Danielle |date=June 5, 2015 |title=A Better Way for California to Water Its Farms |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/06/farming-and-drought/ |access-date=June 5, 2015}}</ref>