Faces of drought

Despite purchasing emergency water supplies, he is fallowing hundreds of acres of crops and slashing seasonal workforce.

Laid off as a contract foreman earning $18.30 an hour. After 27 years in farm labor, seeks a new career in solar energy.

Sold off farmland passed down from his father and doesn’t expect to grow anything on remaining acreage as he weighs drilling a well or quitting.

Invested in a new well and is thinking of buying more acreage to plant drought-tolerant pistachio trees.

This story was originally published February 21, 2015 at 7:12 PM with the headline "Faces of drought."