Chickens at sunset at HappyDay Farms in Laytonville, Calif., in an undated photo. (HappyDay Farms via Bay City News)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

The drought is going to make for some balancing acts this year.  I never want the different farm enterprises to have to compete for scarce resources because this means that one or another avenue will be short circuited from its potential.  Water is going to be a limiting factor this year.  

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