California is more than 2,000 miles west of Ohio, but the historic drought the Golden State is experiencing could boost food production in Ohio, and in other states.
And, one way producers are looking to fill the gap is with indoor, controlled environment agriculture.
Speaking at an Oct. 22 gathering of indoor farming experts, Tony Logan, Ohio’s Rural Development director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said California has lost 1.2 million acres of food production the past year, due to the drought.