planning will be key in transitioning some agricultural land to other purposes, such as solar farms, crops that consume less water or habitat restoration areas.

Here in California, shrinking water tables in the Central Valley are a serious problem even after the huge rains of early 2023. 

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-06-09/despite-wet-year-california-groundwater-still-depleted

Quoting from the article: "Researchers have said addressing the long-term groundwater deficit will likely require taking large portions of farmland out of production and that planning will be key in transitioning some agricultural land to other purposes, such as solar farms, crops that consume less water or habitat restoration areas."

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