re: #66 Shiplord Kirel, Friend of Moose and Squirrel
Raises an interesting point: California is the top ag state but super high volume crops like corn, wheat, and cotton are relatively less important than in other states. These are the crops that go mostly to industry or livestock feed. A higher percentage of California production is actually consumed by humans, making it even more dominant in the actual food supply.
Yet, California is also the largest dairy producing state in the country by quite a bit (almost 1.8m dairy cows in 2018). And is 17th in beef cows. Combining the two probably puts us in the top 10, if not the top 5.