Posted on 01/16/2016 10:52:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf countries are scooping up farmland in drought-afflicted regions of the U.S. Southwest, and that has some people in California and Arizona seeing red.
Saudi Arabia grows alfalfa hay in both states for shipment back to its domestic dairy herds. In another real-life example of the world's interconnected economy, the Saudis increasingly look to produce animal feed overseas in order to save water in their own territory, most of which is desert.
Privately held Fondomonte California on Sunday announced that it bought 1,790 acres of farmland in Blythe, California -- an agricultural town along the Colorado River -- for nearly $32 million. Two years ago, Fondomont's parent company, Saudi food giant Almarai, purchased another 10,000 acres of farmland about 50 miles away in Vicksburg, Arizona, for around $48 million....
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Like Mariner points out, nothing grows there. The soil is so alkaline that even the sage brush can barely make it.
You’re right, it sure isn’t about farming. Maybe wanting to set up a home base for terror camps? Who knows what they’re up to?
It used to be all BLM.
Stab us in the back and then twist the knife.
Most of the population in Blythe are criminals and/or mentally ill.
Have they already grown alfalfa there or just planning on it?
gee whiz...look at GoogleEarth
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