Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley region of California is an extremely important industry cluster in the state with an estimated 2.5 million jobs in the “ag value chain,” including all kinds of support jobs in IT, law and logistics. Water, agriculture and a host of issues were the focus of the San Joaquin Valley Regional Economic Forum held in Fresno and hosted by the California Partnership for San Joaquin Valley. The California Forward news team spoke with leaders at the forum and filed this video report.
