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CALIFORNIA OLIVES This scenario is intended to represent olive production in California’s San Joaquin Valley, primarily in Tulare, Madera, Fresno, and Kings Counties, hereafter referred to as the Area of Interest (AOI). Nearly 65% of California’s olive acreage is located in the AOI, primarily in Tulare County (53% of the total) (USDA, 1999). Moreover, based on 2005 California Pesticide Usage Reporting (CalPIP, 2006), approximately 80% of pesticides used on California olives (by pounds of chemical) were applied in the AOI. Lesser amounts of olives are grown and lesser amounts of pesticides