if you read the article, it notes that a large portion of that hay is shipped out of country. so, not only does that water not feed Americans, it doesn't feed

if you read the article, it notes that a large portion of that hay is shipped out of country. so, not only does that water not feed Americans, it doesn't feed American cows. it is much less water-intensive to grow feed-hay where there are not water shortages, let alone to ship that outside of the country that is already dealing with lack of water for major regions. so what?