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Environment & Energy

Rhiannon12866

(224,414 posts) Tue Dec 17, 2024, 12:55 AM Dec 17

Arizona farmers forced to adapt as main water source dries up - PBS NewsHour [View all]

Yuma County, Arizona, is known as the "Winter Salad Bowl Capital." From lettuce to cilantro to broccoli, the region produces almost all the leafy green vegetables consumed in the U.S. during winter months. Farmers there rely on the nearby Colorado River and as the West contends with drought and a changing climate, they've had to adapt. Stephanie Sy reports. - Aired on 12/16/2024.

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Arizona farmers forced to adapt as main water source dries up - PBS NewsHour [View all] Rhiannon12866 Dec 17 OP

And what happens when most of the workers are deported? StarryNite Dec 17 #1

Good point and you're right - lettuce will become a precious and rare commodity Rhiannon12866 Dec 17 #2

Self-inflicted wounds rpannier Dec 17 #3

I just got out of there not fooled Dec 17 #4

Never met any mormons while I was stationed there. Crowman2009 15 hrs ago #6

Hispanics don't pay attention to politics and don't vote not fooled 13 hrs ago #7

Growing in a desert Old Crank Dec 17 #5