It's very difficult.”Read more: Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmlandThe lake has reappeared previously in wet years, such as 1969, 1983 and 1997. Makram HannaFarmer Makram Hanna stands beside his flooded pistachio orchard. “The reality is, no matter what the work is, just be persistent and you'll succeed.”The pistachio farm isn’t Hanna’s first agricultural venture. Farmer Makram Hanna snaps a photo of a berm he says a neighboring farmer built to prevent surging floodwater from reaching a wheat field, right. Birds, such as this great egret, have been foraging in the water at Makram Hanna's flooded pistachio farm.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 03, 2023 09:39 UTC