This skewed system of economic rewards has led California farmers in the past 10 years to plant 30% more strawberries, 44% more almonds, 80% more raspberries, and 102% more pistachios???all while reducing the planting of less water-intensive crops such as asparagus by 57% and cantaloupes by 22%.The devil is in the details, notably in getting all that water distributed and sold.