County supervisors to hear area agriculture report

Report provides snapshot of industry in region

Inyo County Agricultural Commission Nathan Reade, who also serves Mono County, is scheduled to give a general review of the 2021 Annual Crop and Livestock Report at the Inyo County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

The report is prepared pursuant to California Food and Agriculture codes, and is a statistical compilation of agriculture production in Inyo and Mono Counties.

The values contained within the report reflect gross agricultural production within the two counties, and do not represent net profit or loss, according to the report.

The gross combined agricultural production values for Inyo and Mono Counties in 2021 totaled $56,019,000, representing an increase of 5% over 2020 production values.

This was led primarily by significantly higher alfalfa pricing in 2021 over 2020, but also due to some increases in nursery product pricing as well, Reade noted..

Inyo County values specifically were essentially flat at $21,230,000, only $66,000 or .3% higher than 2020 despite some significant movement in certain commodity groups.

Higher alfalfa pricing did not directly translate into higher production value in Inyo county due to less acreage in production from fallowing and in some cases poor yield.

This can be directly attributed to drought conditions, according to the report.

The complete report is included in the meeting’s packet that can be found along with the agenda at the county’s website, www. inyocounty.us, by clicking on “Agendas and Minutes.”

The Inyo County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to meet in regular session at 10 a.m. today. The meeting will be held in the Board Chambers at the County Administrative Center in Independence, 224 N. Edwards St.

You can stream meetings live and participate via Zoom through the county’s website at www.inyocounty.us/ by clicking on “Board Meeting.”