Progress made in US-Mexico water dispute amid farmers’ irrigation struggles
Progress made in US-Mexico water dispute amid farmers' irrigation struggles
It’s been a dry few years for Mike England.
The south Texas farmer has cut back his acreage significantly amid diminished shipments of Rio Grande water that Mexico is treaty-bound to provide to the U.S. Much of his land now lies fallow, though he’s tried to grow what cotton, milo and hay he can in recent years. He stopped planting sugar cane after the local sugar mill shuttered last year, largely due to farmers lacking the water needed to support the thirsty crop.
And as England scales back, his
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