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Cabrito del Bosque

On 5/24/2015 12:34 PM, William wrote:
> On Sun, 24 May 2015 10:34:48 -0700 (PDT),
> wrote:
>
>> No drought in Mexico? Let's drink their milkshake.
>>
>> Growing almonds is actually a smart response to drought -- yields
>> the most dollars per gallon. And yields of perfect nuts are highest
>> where irrigation is required -- no pests or diseases affect the crop.
>>
>> The trouble with building desalinization plants is that they must be
>> used in order to pay back the investment. Therefore you lock yourself
>> into buying rather expensive water for the next 20 years, even if it
>> rains like crazy.
>
> I bet the California Farmers will push the state to "go big with
> desalinization" to flood them with water and then they can recoop
> their investment from America's grocery stores. American's like
> oranges and strawberries and almonds.
>
> William
>
A reasonable premise too.