Tulare County farmer with C & C Agriculture, Chris Chesser, says while he catches up on paper work, his crops are reaping the benefits of the wet weather.
"Trees love the rain water," says Chris. He continues to explain, "Cleaning off the dirt and the dust helps for photosynthesis for the tree leaves and to help promote fruit production size and nutrition."
The Tulare County Farm Bureau estimates the recent storm system won't significantly impact groundwater or long-term irrigation outlook.
But Chris says even this amount of rain could save him money spent on the farm, since he won't have to worry about irrigation for a few days.
"It saves us a couple hundred to hundreds of dollars on irrigation costs if not a thousand depending on your acreage size," mentions Chris, "So the less I have to irrigate the more we save financially."
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District says although rain itself doesn't directly improve air quality, if there is enough wind in the air mass coming in with the system, that can help blow the lid off of the valley.
Temporarily clearing the skies, giving people a glimpse of the sierras and its recent snowfall.
"It clears our skies, it makes the following morning and sunrise so much more beautiful, and or night. But you can see the mountains and the snowcapped hills after a rainfall, unlike during the summer months," says Chris.
Chris also points out that ultimately valley farmers rely on the snowpack in the Sierra to get them through those warmer months.
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