Arizona reexamining deals to lease land to Saudi-owned farms
With the Southwest in the middle of a decades-long megadrought, states like Arizona are facing the biggest water crisis in a generation. And there is growing outrage over scarce water being used by foreign-owned mega farms. Arizona cattle rancher Brad Mead says his well has run dry because of his neighbor’s farm down the road. It’s run by Fondomonte, owned by one of the largest dairy companies in Saudi Arabia. It grows alfalfa in the U.S. to feed cattle back in the Middle East. The crop is illegal to grow in Saudi Arabia because it uses too much water.
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