An Arizona Malbec?

[jswordy]

Interesting! As scientists in the drought-stricken state worry about water use, winemakers believe grapes are the perfect crop for the dry land...

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...pzIUDo2YsaIU34TWC9DY9lvLBAnvV0fSWKD_oEzX_tD8M

 

[ibglowin]

Interesting! As scientists in the drought-stricken state worry about water use, winemakers believe grapes are the perfect crop for the dry land...

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...pzIUDo2YsaIU34TWC9DY9lvLBAnvV0fSWKD_oEzX_tD8M

Mike @Kraffty is right in the middle of it pretty much!

 

[ibglowin]

And this insanity has to stop ASAP in Arizona! Unfreaking believable.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/...und-water-crop-alfalfa/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Interesting! As scientists in the drought-stricken state worry about water use, winemakers believe grapes are the perfect crop for the dry land...

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...pzIUDo2YsaIU34TWC9DY9lvLBAnvV0fSWKD_oEzX_tD8M

 

[jswordy]

And this insanity has to stop ASAP in Arizona! Unfreaking believable.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/...und-water-crop-alfalfa/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

Yep, ag water use and land ownership are unregulated there. Ag water use is unregulated in a lot of states but they get more rain that AZ does. Dryland farming is getting to be a thing of the past in the Southeast. There are more and more wells and pivot irrigation, and the reason in an area where a lot of rain falls is simple: Guaranteed yields.

But anyway, the West is living on borrowed time right now. It'll be much different when the US has it's 400th birthday than it is now (or should I say IF the US has it's 400th birthday, lol...).

 

[jswordy]

Only 2.5 percent of the planet’s water is freshwater, much of which resides in underground aquifers — half of which will be depleted in the next 40 years, according to Colorado State University research.

Water woes even in Tater Town...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/21/potatoes-farming-climate-water/

 

[ChuckD]

Interesting! As scientists in the drought-stricken state worry about water use, winemakers believe grapes are the perfect crop for the dry land...

https://www.theguardian.com/environ...pzIUDo2YsaIU34TWC9DY9lvLBAnvV0fSWKD_oEzX_tD8M

Makes a hell of a lot more sense than growing alfalfa or corn… Arizona better get a handle on this before they run out of water for people.