Was a bit worried about a new arrival.

[Stefan-A]

Yes - California has quite a bit of farmland. The entire Sacramento River Valley and San Joaquin River Valley are largely farmland. Our specialties are fruits, nuts, and rice - but we grow lots of other stuff too, quite a bit of corn for example. We also have a lot of livestock - including chickens, and I believe it is chicken that have the biggest issue with ferrets.

Well, it would have to be the chickens, since ferrets are obligate carnivores. "Strange" that nobody's worried about what the livestock might cause.