The problem is not the small farmers its the huge farms that are in the valley. Did you know that most farmers can actually sell off their water and make more money than with their crops? Alot of farmers ive worked for in the past are starting to do this now. The rice industry here in california arent even keeping the rice local. 95% of it gets shipped to china and japan. So our resources are being pissed away so we can send our crops over seas.