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Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
Anita Snow and Thomas Machowicz Associated Press//November 28, 2023//
Bales of hay are stored under shelters at Al Dahra Farms on Oct. 17, 2023, in the McMullen Valley in Wenden, Ariz. Worries about future water supplies from ancient aquifers are bubbling up in western rural Arizona. Some neighbors complain that their backyard wells have dried up since the Emirati agribusiness began farming alfalfa nearby. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water
Anita Snow and Thomas Machowicz Associated Press//November 28, 2023//
WENDEN, Ariz. (AP) — A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun. Matthew Hancock’s family...
