And I think the federal government frankly ought to step in and see what they can do to stop states from regulating agriculture to death. 800% increases in regulatory costs here in California for agriculture. Farmers are producing twice as much food with the same amount of water we had in 1980. That's not going to make sense long term. And I think the federal government can play a role in dealing with those regulatory issues by circumventing some of the state actions. (12:54–13:00)
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