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\"Cannon<\/a>

Cannon Michael (L) is president of the Bowles Farming Company<\/p><\/div>\n

By Ann Hayden<\/strong><\/p>\n

During times of water scarcity, like California\u2019s recent drought, it\u2019s tempting to take on a binary view of the world.\u00a0 This was definitely the case with agriculture, which appeared to be at odds with everyone: farms vs. fish, farm vs. cities, farms vs. regulators.\u00a0 As a dominant water user in the state, they were easy targets.<\/p>\n

But when one digs deeper, it\u2019s obvious that many in the agricultural community want to move beyond this debate and do things differently. Yes growing food and fiber takes water, but there are plenty of farmers laser-focused on improving efficiency, maximizing multi-benefit solutions and striking a balance between growing crops and preserving the environment.<\/p>\n

I recently visited with Cannon Michael, president of\u00a0Bowles Farming Company<\/a>, which oversees an 11,000-acre farm near Los Banos in California\u2019s San Joaquin Valley. He is the great, great, great grandson of Henry Miller, \u201cthe Cattle King of California,\u201d so farming is in his blood. He has senior water rights, and while he still had to make difficult management decisions during the drought, he ended up with more water than many of his neighbors and found ways to share it, a tremendous display of collaboration in the farming community.<\/p>\n

Now Cannon is working with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to create a plan to enhance agriculture and wildlife benefits on his property and serve as a model for others. Below, he shares his thoughts.<\/p>\n

Your family has a long and storied history in California agriculture. Did you always know you would follow the family tradition?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m the 6th generation of my family to work in California agriculture. But it wasn\u2019t always the career path I was planning on. I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and I often visited the farm as a young boy. I have vivid memories of driving out to the country, opening the car door and running for miles \u2013 the freedom was amazing. In high school I worked every summer on the farm and enjoyed learning to irrigate, drive tractors and the value of a hard day\u2019s work. I graduated from UC Berkeley and started down a different career path, but eventually I found my way back to the country. Agriculture is in my blood, and I was destined to be a farmer.<\/p>\n

How have you adjusted to less water availability?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were pretty proactive over a decade ago and installed drip irrigation. To be frank, this wasn\u2019t done over water concerns alone; we saw it as an opportunity to increase yield and improve the quality of our products, especially tomatoes. During the recent drought, we were able to leverage drip irrigation and continue to grow our operations. It also opened up opportunities for us to strategically fallow some ground and transfer water to some of our neighbors who had no supply at all.<\/p>\n

To what degree do sustainability and conservation factor in to the management decisions you make on the farm? What drives your conservation ethic?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmers inherently know what sustainability is. We must be sustainable if we want to continue to grow good products and stay in business. I don\u2019t see any farmer intentionally wanting to do things that impact their workers, the surrounding environment that they live in or their end consumers. That isn\u2019t a good or logical strategy.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that farmers can\u2019t be doing more. There\u2019s a learning piece to sustainability. I may be able to grow a great crop of tomatoes, but I didn\u2019t know what it took to successfully restore habitat areas on the farm. My core strength isn\u2019t being a biologist or a habitat restoration expert. That\u2019s why it\u2019s nice to have partners, like EDF, and the opportunities presented through the\u00a0Central Valley Habitat Exchange<\/a>. That way I can make sustainable, holistic management decisions that benefit my farm and the surrounding environment.<\/p>\n

What type of conservation practices or restoration projects have you implemented on your property?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We worked with biologists and habitat restoration specialists to reestablish water fowl habitat and riparian corridors on the property. It really had a profound impact on me when I realized just how much diversity we were supporting. I remember when we got the first bird survey back after we completed the riparian corridor work it said we had 49 different species of bird. Looking at a field of tomatoes, there are variances \u2013 but it\u2019s still just a field of tomatoes. So it\u2019s pretty amazing that in the same area there\u2019s also all these species of birds, butterflies and terrestrial species. It adds a richness to the place and brings diversity to the day. I used to find myself looking out of only one side of my truck window at the cropland, but now as I drive, I slow down and focus equally on our habitat.<\/p>\n

Farmers and environmentalists have often been at odds when it comes to land and water management. Are you hopeful this dynamic can change?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the dynamic\u00a0is\u00a0<\/em>changing because the agricultural community and environmentalists are finding a lot of overlap in our work and shared goals for a healthy environment and reliable water supply. We all recognize the challenges of a limited water supply so everyone is coming to the table to figure out how to cope. It\u2019s important to remember that there are intelligent and motivated people on both sides. The environmental community brings a lot of information and expertise on habitat and riparian restoration. Farmers know how to get projects done, and they know the local context. So there\u2019s a really great synergy happening between the two groups. At the end of the day, we all want a vibrant and healthy environment in California and a reliable and safe food supply.<\/p>\n

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