Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California Are Exhausting Aquifers

Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by mythrwy on Saturday July 24, 2021 @06:15PM (#27944881)

That's not the case at all. Some fields remain alfalfa for long periods of time and it's a very lucrative crop.

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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by kolbe on Monday July 26, 2021 @02:46PM (#27963526)

I don't know what regions you're referring to, but my family gets $75/acre rent on their land when their lessees plant alfalfa and $300/arce when they plant potatoes. In the Central Valley, they can grow even better crops than potatoes.

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Re:Without Enough Water to Go Around, Farmers in California ... by mythrwy on Monday July 26, 2021 @06:58PM (#27966531)

S.W. US (Arizona and New Mexico).

Field remain alfalfa for many years at a time. More cuttings then in other parts of the country also.

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