Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoVegan Firefighter Loses Groundbreaking Discrimination Caselockmessage-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareusernamesAreTrickylinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·4 months agoThe feed is often enough in places like the American west where water is sarce and shouldn’t have been drawn in the first place Feed crops like alfalfa are some of the most water intensive crops to grow on that land
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down11·4 months agoand yet it’s the most profitable plant to grow on that land, or the farmers would be growing something else. Kinda makes you think there aren’t any other better options…
minus-squareusernamesAreTrickylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoThat’s very circular logic. It’s only profitable because the beef and dairy industry. There are other crops grown in those areas too
The feed is often enough in places like the American west where water is sarce and shouldn’t have been drawn in the first place
Feed crops like alfalfa are some of the most water intensive crops to grow on that land
and yet it’s the most profitable plant to grow on that land, or the farmers would be growing something else.
Kinda makes you think there aren’t any other better options…
That’s very circular logic. It’s only profitable because the beef and dairy industry. There are other crops grown in those areas too