. >> this farm in cameria, 50 miles north of los angeles, has been in phil mcgrath's family since the late 1800]s. we are one of the pioneer farmers here. >> he has seep it all - -- seen it all - wet years, dry years. >> we are doomed. we got to have water. you need water, soil and sunlight to grow a seed. and if you're missing one of those, it doesn't happen. >> what is happening, summer crops like the tomatoes are growing in the winter. winter crops like the strawberries are struggling to survive, meaning so is phil mcgrath. >> this is my livelihood. this is what i do. if we don't get rain this year, >> too distressing to say out loud, it's the same story for farmers up and down the state. the megadrought means there's not enough water to produce milk, beef, fruits and vegetables. 5,000 acres. farm land will be unplanted because there's not enough water to grow the crops. >> what happens in california does not stay in california. the state is the largest producer of food in the country. as farms like this one feel the affects of the drought, food prices will rise. that impacts every

which means so is phil mcgrath. >> this is my livelihood. this is what i do.hat i have done all my life. and this is my family office livelihood too. if we don't get rain this year, -- >> reporter: too distress to go say out loud it's the same story for farmers up and down the state. california's mega drought means there isn't enough water to produce everything from milk and beef to fruits and vegetables and it's estimated 500,000 acres of the state's farmland will go unplanted because there isn't enough water to grow the crops. what happens in california definitely does not stay in california. the state is the largest producer of food in the country. and as more and more farms like this one feel the effects of the drought it means food prices are going to rise. and that impacts everyone. >> the reality is, irrelevant not going to get the fresh crops you depends on from california. >> reporter: milt is a field crop expert at the university of california at riverside. he says overall, food prizes could rise by as much as 10%. >> crops that you would really see