's years-long megadrought has left more than 531,000 acres of the state's farmland unplanted, the US Department of Agriculture has revealed - leading experts to warn that supplies of key crops could become scarce during next year's harvest.At-risk crops include wheat, cotton, rice, and alfalfa, officials say, due to dwindling water levels and supplies incurred by the dry spell, which has pressed on for the past three years.The increase in unplanted land represents a 36 percent hike from this time last year, shortly before California water officials warned citizens to prepare for another dry year after experiencing a significant lack of snow that winter.
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