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		cute_boi 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Colorado River is running low. The picture loo... They should start to ban water usage to grow Alfalfa. It consumes so much water and is very inefficient.

amanaplanacanal 9 months ago | [–]

That would likely constitute a taking under the fifth amendment, and they would have to pay the farmers a fair market value.

But yes, they should probably do that.

iamthepieman 9 months ago | [–]

The worst part is that a lot of the alfalfa and other feedstock crops are shipped out of the country.

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