Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Davriellelouna@lemmy.world · edit-2 2 months ago

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

nothingcorporate@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

I know this one: alfalfa takes a ton of water, and is a great food source for cows… And because of 100+ yr old water legislation, it’s cheaper for other countries to take up tons of water, farm it in California, and ship it across the ocean, than to just grow it at home

Stop giving away millions of free gallons of water and this problem goes away.

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!

Alfalfa farming is less than 0.1 % of California's economy and yet consumes 14% of all its water. Don't grow livestock feed in the desert!