Despite coming off a disastrous winter that cost California about $1 billion in damage, North Bay farmers and ranchers may have paid a heftier price from the last few years of drought — with almost a dozen in Sonoma and Marin counties throwing in the towel. The agriculture business losses, in part, resulted in a 3% decrease in total gross value of $94.1 million as shown in the 2022 Marin County Crop and Livestock Report released Wednesday. Farmers, ranchers, academics and government agriculture management blame the devastating drought for the decline, which presented significant hurdles by mainly reducing the amount of feed for the livestock.