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LongtimeAZDem

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5. Alfalfa for cattle is a big one as well, which is not so bad, but lettuce is heavily water intensive.

Reply to Kali (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 16, 2019, 06:02 PM

Jan 2019

The point is that, again, there have been no incentives to be efficient; we knew 40 years ago that it wasn't sustainable long-term, but did nothing, and now the chickens are coming home to roost.

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Ducey urges lawmakers to pass drought plan, but farmers have concerns [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2019 OP

The farmers and ranchers have been warned for decades, and have stymied all efforts at conservation, LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #1

don't forget that 100% of people's food comes from agriculture Kali Jan 2019 #2

A very large portion of our agriculture is high dollar water intensive crops, drawn here by LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #3

not sure how much almond production there is here, but I will agree Kali Jan 2019 #4

Alfalfa for cattle is a big one as well, which is not so bad, but lettuce is heavily water intensive. LongtimeAZDem Jan 2019 #5

there are incentives, of course they could be better Kali Jan 2019 #6