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Wellstone ruled

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7. What is disturbing about this whole issue is this,
Sat Jan 7, 2017, 01:50 PM
Jan 2017

Two years ago,a Chinese Group bought 55k Acres near Green River,Utah. Bought the whole Ranch which was a Mellon Operation and converted it to Alfalfa. Hear is the real kicker,water and Irrigation rights to the Green River. Similar thing happened along the California Arizona line,tens of thousands of acres purchased by a Asian Ag Company and securing Irrigation and water rights,also in the Colorado River Basin,to raise Alfalfa to be shipped to Dairy operations in China. Again,land used for growing Vegies now growing Hay and taking four times the water.


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