silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds

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Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds

www.latimes.com

silence7@slrpnk.net to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago

Much of the Colorado River's water is used for agriculture. A new study shows 46% of the water that is diverted is used to grow hay to feed cattle.

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The study itself is here

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The obvious solution is to bring back Swill Milk,