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Water cuts force Pinal County farmers to scale back
By Mia Osmonbekov//September 23, 2023//[read_meter]
In this file photo, Will Thelander, a fourth-generation farmer, talks about having to leave fields unplanted as less water from the Colorado River makes it to his farm in Casa Grande, Ariz., Thursday July 22, 2021. The Colorado River has been a go-to source of water for cities, tribes and farmers in the U.S. West for decades. But climate change, drought and increased demand are taking a toll. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Water cuts force Pinal County farmers to scale back
By Mia Osmonbekov//September 23, 2023//[read_meter]
Farmers in Pinal County left swathes of land unplanted following Colorado River water cuts. Now yielding fewer crops, they’re forced to find alternative ways to survive, as agriculture faces a...
