Irrigated farmland lost ground to large new urban increases as the California Dept. of Conservation's Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program conducted its 1998 biennial land use inventory. This inventory of agricultural and urban land use covers 44.1 million acres of the state's private and public land. The inventory covers 48 counties, 46 of which have modern soil surveys, and represents approximately 90% of the agricultural land in the state. Chapters: summary and analysis; important and interim farmland tables; regional conversion summary 1996-1998 and 1998 regional acreage summary; farmland of local importance definitions. Charts, tables and maps, some in color.

The sixth annual guide to the environmental, economic and social trends which are shaping the future, this text presents the good news, the bad news, and a few surprises about the state of our planet. n Part One, facing pages of text and graphs provide information on 40 carefully selected indicators, mapping changes in food supplies; agriculture; the atmosphere, energy and transport; natural resources; the global economy; society and health; and the millitary. Part Two of the text contains special features on less celebrated trends, including ten new vital signs indicators such as violence against women, how the environment impacts on the insurance industry, and the proliferation of landmines.