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> it can't be cheaply transported from the Midwest to where buyers of alfalfa are

Trains.

Alfalfa isn't the only alternative, and they should switch to higher-value crops anyway. They would if they had to pay for water. We simply need to charge everybody for water usage.



The problem is alfalfa is a high value crop and a water efficient crop relative to value.

So as water/weather gets more unpredictable and beef/dairy rises in price, alfalfa becomes even more attractive to grow.




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