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		thinkcontext 67 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: American solar farms > Nobody is converting irrigated Ogallala aquifer farmland to solar fields Given the rate at which the aquifer is being depleted, they should. There are some water districts in CA that have encouraged conversion to solar but it's controversial. https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/07/california-agricul...

quickthrowman 66 days ago [–]

I agree with you 100%, but the unfortunate truth is that irrigated farmland will be farmed until the aquifer runs dry :/

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