BOX 1: OVERALL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND PESTICIDE USE IN CALIFORNIA

• California has 3 percent of all U.S. farmland (30 million acres) but produces 55 percent of U.S. fruits, nuts, and vegetables.

• California accounts for about 22 percent of U.S. agricultural pesticide use.

• California is the top-ranked agricultural state with $19.9 billion in cash farm receipts and over $70 billion in related economic activities (Texas is second with $12.8 billion and Iowa third with $10 billion in cash farm receipts).

• California has 8 of the top 10 agricultural counties in the United States.

Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture, California Agriculture 1993 Statistics; California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Pesticide Use Annual Report 1993.