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72% of water used in Arizona is used by Agriculture.. https://www.arizonawaterfacts.com/water-your-facts https://www.arizonawaterfacts.com/water-your-facts

• defrost 4y ago
  Is this essential agriculture that can't take place in another state? Is this water frugal agriculture appropriate for the climate and actual supply, or is it water exuberant agriculture (avocados, sugar beets, applies, apricots, walnuts, cherries, peaches, nectarines, pears, plums, prunes, figs, kiwis, etc)? Percentages alone don't tell the whole story.
  • deleted 4y ago
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  • michaelt 4y ago
    > Is this essential agriculture that can't take place in another state? Of course not. But if you own some land which is worth $x00,000,000 when irrigated with subsidised water and only $x,000,000 when it's not, and you can give $x0,000 for lobbying to "protect farming jobs and keep food prices low" by giving you your subsidy? Paying $x0,000 a year is good business sense.
  • pasttense01 4y ago
    People like fresh fruit and vegetables year around and most of the U.S. is too cold to grow these in winter. Arizona is an exception.