After three consecutive years of declining treated farm acreage in California, the initial report of final 2023 application data shows the Golden State’s farmers increased their applications last year, according to data published by Meister Media’s PURE Intel™ platform. Based on historical reporting timelines, PURE Intel projects California farmers will ultimately report a total of 94 to 95 million treated acres of restricted-use product applications in 2023, roughly 5% more than in 2022 and 2% more than 2021.