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Drought Myth Busting: How Much Water Does Agriculture Actually Use?

Jun 8, 2015 at

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Here on the California Report we've been doing a lot on the drought. And those stories are raising just as many questions. We try to get to the bottom of how much water agriculture actually uses, and what crops and industries guzzle the most.

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Drought Myth Busting: How Much Water Does Agriculture Actually Use?

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