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In this opinion piece, Stephen Benson a farmer and with Imperial Valley Water - @Ivh2O discusses the benefits if California's conservation strategies were implemented within the six other Colorado River Basin states. agri-pulse.com/articles/19352…

Compared to the Imperial Valley, “96% of all irrigated agriculture in Yuma County, Arizona continues to use flood irrigation. This is exactly the kind of opportunity where federal dollars can help improve water conservation” agri-pulse.com/articles/19352…

Farmers and ranchers in the Golden State are becoming more sustainable than ever before. Since 1980, California farms have generated 38% more production (value) using 14% less water. #CFWC #CaliforniaAg #CAwater #Farming #foodgrowswherewaterflows #californiafarmsandranches

@edmillard Some have built their livelihoods on the hope that the feds would break the law, while many of us have built our livelihoods on the expectation that the law would be honored.

Tommy Beaudreau, hinted during the press conference that the pro-California plan was not likely to prevail. "I don't know that I've ever heard anyone advocate straight priority," he said. "But it's important for everyone to see what that would look like." #ColoradoRiver

Should the U.S. give up growing healthy greens to make way for continued urban expansion? If you like eating vegetables year round, water in the Imperial Valley is key: desertsun.com/story/opinion/…

Drought on Colorado River Sparks Revolutionary Idea: Sharing Water ww2.kqed.org/science/2016/1…

IVH2O helped organize an Imperial Valley tour for SDCWA - read all about it in Darren Simon's latest blog - ivsandiegocurrents.org #cawater

Food grows where water flows - Crop growing nicely . . .