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this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2024
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But what can we do? Torturing animals is so tasty
In this situation, it's actually growing alfalfa in an arid climate because water access from the river is use-it-or-lose-it based on an imaginary amount of water that don't exist.
If you can provide the water, desert is the most productive and fertile farmland in the world. But if we can't provide the water, we will need more farmland elsewhere to make up the loss.
Alfalfa is a highly water intensive crop. The alfalfa being grown in the southwest is almost entirely exported.
Let's talk about cotton farming in Arizona, too.