[artichokegrower]

As of last year, increased regulations brought the total cost of compliance for lettuce growers to $1,600 per acre, the researchers found, accounting for more than 12% of total production costs.

If you see expensive lettuce at the grocery store it’s the fault of the greedy growers

[Vigilanteman]

Eat cabbage. It is more nutritious, has a better shelf life and can be grown outside California.

[Gay State Conservative]

Good to see Kalifornia attacking Big Lettuce.

[jimpick]

Well since I don’t eat vegetarians, and my food eats grass I think I am OK with that.

[sasquatch]

At least, for now, lettuce farmers can use enough water to grow crops. Interestingly, the Santa Cruz Farm Bureau supported a push to meter ag wells so the water table could be monitored. Salt water intrusion is a problem in the area. Why on earth measuring depth and water quality of existing municipal wells wouldn’t provide the data is a baffler. The farmers I know were concerned that it’s a short step from collecting data with meters to charging for use. A proposed go around to meter wells was keeping tabs on electrical use. Don’t know if that was implemented but a friend installed solar panels to irrigate his apple orchard of 50+ acres.

[Resolute Conservative]

Iceberg lettuce is useless.

[SpaceBar]

California is taxing its agricultural sector out of business.

[Vaduz]

Labor costs could be reduced by using prisoners to volunteer 1/2 day off their time with a few coins if they try to escape deal off and time added.

People do things based on incentives.