Experts concerned with certain California crops taking up too much water during drought
On his farm, [Jack] Seiler grows thousands of acres of it. Once matured, the crop is mowed and prepared for shipping. He pointed to a loaded truck headed for a dairy farm in Bakersfield. … It is what dairy cows eat, and California is big in dairy production. Dairy products and milk are valuable commodities, pulling in close to $7.5 billion a year. During the drought, some are questioning the practice of growing crops like alfalfa in the area. U.C. Riverside Economist Chris Thornberg is one such critic. … Thornberg’s gripe with Seiler’s farm and others in the area is the amount of water they use to grow these crops.
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