sf wrote:
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> Higher prices in the grocery store and more imports.

I expect that's what will happen, at least initially.

What really needs to happen is a large scale shift to aquaponic farming
which uses 75% less water than old-school dirt farming, is typically
"organic" and also is not dependent on an area with "good" soil, needing
only a modest water supply and a good sun supply.

The problem of course is that farms are currently heavily invested in
both expensive "dirt" farm land and also expensive "dirt" farm
machinery, so it will be quite expensive to transition. Of course the
fact that they can sell the current farmland for other development and
start new farms in areas that are less desirable for development might
help cover some of the costs of transitioning.