<p></p><p>Californian almond producers say this will be the year that production is affected by the ongoing drought in that state.The Almond Board of California says in the lead up to the 2014 growing season, the dry conditions hadn't significantly affected production. But according to president and CEO Richard Waycott, growers are anticipating further harsh conditions this year."It's really from here on out that we would start to see the effect of the drought, which manifests itself in insufficient water supply and quality."</p> <p>Mr Waycott says growers in California are preparing to make some tough decisions about how they will make it through 2014."Most growers understand the situation they're in and the options they have," he said."They're making decisions about whether to lay fallow a great deal of annual crop land, but also how to use water on their perennial crops, tree nuts especially."In certain cases they're deciding whether to let some of their acreage go."Mt Waycott says growers in California, as in some parts of Australia, have already adopted highly water efficient irrigation systems, such as drips.<br></p><p></p>