It's an export to Saudi Arabia IIRC. It's basically a matter of agribusiness exploiting water rights laws intended to support yeoman farmers over a century ago to cheaply grow a shitty cash crop for export as IIRC horse and camel feed. They get to use functionally unlimited water for nothing/next to nothing and the state can't stop them or even force them to pay its actual value (which would make the whole thing nonviable).

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago

Wow! That's really dumb!

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Livestock feed to feed the livestock that also should not be raised in a fucking desert (or at all for that matter) because there is no grazing land.

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 12 points 4 days ago

carnism and its consequences

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why not just feed them the soybeans china won't buy

[–] Damarcusart@hexbear.net 20 points 4 days ago

And have the cows go beta and woke?! frothingfash