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Debate over water rights intensifies as Saudis buy up swaths of US farmland
2016-03-29 18:32:55| Agriculture - Topix.net
In the face of water restrictions at home, a Saudi Arabian company is turning to the American Southwest, where US farmers are contending with persistent drought. Water diverted from the Salt River runs through the Roosevelt Canal for sprinkler irrigation on an alfalfa field in Mesa, Ariz., in this file photo.
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