San Benito Lost 43% of Farmland (1,091 acres per year)

CA Dept. of Conservation data.

According to the California Department of Conservation, San Benito County has lost 43% of its "Important Farmland" since 1984 when data collection began. The website containing this data is found at:

https://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/Pages/SanBenito.aspx

Here's a link to the spreadsheet for San Benito County (Historic Land Conversion, 1984 to 2020):

https://tinyurl.com/Lost-SBC-Farmland

Above is the most recent data available. The data highlighted in yellow (in spreadsheet) was used to calculate the percentage of "Important Farmland" lost since 1984:

                -39,281/ 91,319 = -43% 

Note that the annual average loss of "Important Farmland" in San Benito County is -1,091 acres.