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An orchard is seen on the outskirts of Kettleman City in California's San Joaquin Valley on April 2, 2021, one of the top agriculture producing counties in the San Joaquin Valley where dairy, grapes, almonds, strawberries, and pistachios contribute billions to the economy each year. - With winter rainfalls at historic lows, California is bracing itself for another drought only a few years after a 5-year dry spell that dried up rural wells and farm fields and helped fuel some of the most deadly and destructive wildfires in the state's modern history. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)