Students, Imagine this...
You could become a published author! Write a creative story based on real facts about California agriculture. Talk to your teacher about how to enter the Imagine this... Story Writing Contest.
- Watch videos of past winning authors.
- Read winning stories!
- Here are a few more ideas and resources to help get you started.
Write your own story about...
- One of California's commodities or the nutrients that help plants grow,
- Bad bugs attacking California crops,
- A trip across California's diverse farmland,
- or your very own story idea!
- Learn more!
- Read about California agriculture in the What's Growin' On? student newspaper.
- Explore statistics about the California agricultural industry on the California Department of Food and Agriculture website.
- Did you know... California grows more than 400 agricultural commodities?! Here's a list of California crop and livestock commodities in which California leads the nation. The bolded commodities are ones that California grows 99% or more of! This information comes form the 2019 Crop Report.
- Almonds
- Apricots
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Avocados
- Beans, Dry Lima
- Broccoli
- Brussels Sprouts
- Cabbage, F.M.
- Carrots, F.M.
- Carrots, Processing
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Corn, Sweet
- Cotton, American Pima
- Daikon
- Dates
- Eggplant
- Escarole/Endive
- Figs
- Flowers-Bulbs
- Flowers-Cut
- Flowers-Potted Plants
- Garlic
- Grapes, Raisins
- Grapes, Table
- Grapes, Wine
- Hay, Alfalfa
- Herbs
- Jojoba
- Kale
- Kiwifruit
- Kumquats
- Lemons
- Lettuce, Head
- Lettuce, Leaf
- Lettuce, Romaine
- Limes
- Mandarins & Mandarin Hybrids
- Melons, Cantaloupe
- Melons, Honeydew
- Milk and Cream
- Nectarines
- Nursery-Bedding Plants
- Nursery Crops
- Olives
- Onions, Dry
- Onions, Green
- Parsley
- Peaches, Clingstone
- Peaches, Freestone
- Peppers, Chile
- Peppers, Bell
- Persimmons
- Pigeons and Squabs
- Pistachios
- Plums
- Plums, Dried
- Pluots
- Pomegranates
- Raspberries
- Rice, Sweet
- Safflower
- Seed, Alfalfa
- Seed, Bermuda Grass
- Seed, Ladino Clover
- Seed, Vegetable and Flower
- Spinach, F.M.
- Squash
- Strawberries
- Tomatoes, Processing
- Triticale (Wheat and Rye cross)
- Vegetables, Greenhouse
- Vegetables, Oriental
- Walnuts