Experts Concerned With Certain California Crops Taking Up Too Much Water During Drought

CBS Los Angeles

August 29, 2022

In the desert farming community of Eastern Riverside County's Palo Verde Valley, on the Arizona border, daytime temperatures routinely exceed 100 degrees.

"Cotton likes the heat," said farmer Jack Seiler, adding another crop that can thrive in extreme heat is alfalfa.

On his farm, Seiler grows thousands of acres of it. Once matured, the crop is mowed and prepared for shipping. He pointed to a loaded trick headed for a dairy farm in Bakersfield.

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