Farmers New World Life is not licensed and does not solicit or sell in the state of New York. The rush to drill has also brought in investment firms that prepare the land for farming, drill wells and either rent out the land or sell it. Skousen estimated more than 30 wells have been drilled recently, adding, “nothing is protecting our water.”, “I think if they turned all those 30 wells on, our water table would drop, and our water would be expensive, and we would have less water. Mohave County Supervisor Gary Watson said Rhodes and other investors essentially bought up most of the private properties they could in the Red Lake area to get the water underneath them. Starting a landscaping business can be expensive, but farmers who want to opt for a greener path … Almarai’s subsidiary, Fondomonte, owns much of the land east of Vicksburg Road to the mountains separating Vicksburg from Salome. The operation was set up quickly. "The point is, there needs to be a list.". We learned in the discussions about the water cycle and weather that changes in the wind patterns that move clouds and moisture through the atmosphere can cause a place to not receive its normal amount of rain or snow over a long period of time.. Farmers must be especially intuitive when rainfall levels do not meet the desired or necessary quota for a particular season. "The company is fully committed to Arizona and plans to remain here for the long-term. Companies use Arizona’s groundwater to grow alfalfa, pistachios, pecans or other crops and then export some of the products to other states or countries. “They really couldn’t make any money growing alfalfa,” he said. Growing crops that are appropriate to the region’s climate is another way … Best Management Practices help to put the farm’s resources into perspective and help the farmer visualize how those resources can be used best on the farm. “They know there’s enough water.”. “They come in with a big idea and sell to their investors, the investors put money in it, then they lose everything and they move on,” she said. By analyzing more than 250,000 well-drilling records, more than 30,000 well-depth records and property records in 10 Arizona counties, The Republic compiled a list of large out-of-state companies that could be — or have been — some of the largest water takers in the state. hide caption. That pumping draws on groundwater that has built up over thousands of years. He'd start with those grassy buffer strips along streams. The new Turkey Creek farm has 14,000 “calf-huts” that look like large dog houses and are used to house calves that are immediately taken from their mothers after birth. There will always be somebody who will talk about the way you … Records show the company has 420 wells. Wulf said the dairy would like to be a part of the water solution in Willcox and is supportive of water regulation in Arizona, though he couldn't say the exact rules he wants enacted. IFC announced last year that it was seeking to raise $1.5 billion in capital to buy large farm properties and lease them out to tenants. La Paz County residents read that as: They want to conserve their resources by using ours. At the peak, Rhodes owned about 34,000 acres and had shocked the community into creating plans to try to conserve its water. He said the companies buy the farms with investors' money and rent it out, with the hope of keeping 5% for the company and returning about 5% to investors. The company also runs three hay pressing facilities in Arizona, California and Washington. Tackett-Hicks touted the water-saving technology on the property, including double drip line irrigation with emitter clips to save water, along with moisture sensors throughout the property to determine the best times to water. This publication explains how the federal tax laws apply to farming. “In the 40 years we’ve been out here there’s been a cycle of that.”, Al Dahra ACX is part of Al Dahra Holding, which is based in the United Arab Emirates, and the company says it is “the No. The state of Minnesota is taking the lead in establishing water rules: Starting this fall, the state's farmers will be required to maintain a strip of grass, an average of 50 feet wide, along many of the state's streams. “This is a major, major deal for this county," said Claire Miller, who lives near several farms. Hay prices were high when Rhodes started his project but five years later the prices had dropped. PTEs include elements such as zinc, cadmium, mercury, chro… “We don’t have the rules in place to prevent that from happening.”. Livestock. The round circles of bright green crops created by Riverview's 200 center-pivot irrigation systems fall away from the road as Kansas Settlement slices north and south through the area. Vegetable Landscaping. The company did not answer other detailed questions about its wells and how much water it uses. "We're using what was already allocated.". “These aren’t local farmers. Last week, President Trump ordered a formal review of the Clean Water Rule, and his remarks made clear where he stood. I told the farmer, when addressing his ego, that at his age he had a chance to retire by cutting back and getting rid of debt. The way environmentalist Craig Cox sees it, streams and rivers across much of the country are suffering from the side effects of growing our food. Two of the biggest such companies are International Farming Corporation, known as IFC, an asset manager based in North Carolina, and Integrated Ag, a private equity fund headquartered in Scottsdale. Riverview offered to contribute money toward a new water system being proposed for the residents close to its farm, Wulf said. "I can only look at the current rates of use," Buschatzke said. Before the farms came in, Mohave County had virtually no large-scale agriculture. His arrival in 2012 triggered Mohave County’s concerns about its dwindling groundwater. Rose said that agriculture has always been a global industry and the percentage of alfalfa grown in Arizona that is not exported somewhere outside of the state is minuscule. Combined, the seven companies own, farm or control more than 130,000 acres across the state. The invention of the seed drill gave farmers much greater control over depth, spacing, and it allowed them the ability to cover seeds without back-tracking. It owns and leases enough land to cultivate as much as 44,000 tons of hay per year. But Al Dahra said its Hualapai Valley Farm no longer grows alfalfa. "The Hyder area can support row crops, produce and permanent crops," he said. But you can export virtual water.”. Larry Hancock, the owner of LKH Farming, rents about 2,500 acres of farmland in the Wenden area from IFC. “The family has the room to sell some land to cut some operation back. His wife, Trixie Skousen, said she fully expects their corporate neighbors will squeeze what they can out of their investments and then leave once there is no more money to be made. Even though the water runs through your property, it doesn’t belong to you; it belongs to everyone in Oregon. She said fields have appeared in the desert to the east and north of their home during the past three or four years. Now let’s see the drill in action… Cobb wants to change that and have the state approve an emergency “irrigation non expansion” area for Kingman to limit any new agricultural wells from being drilled. “These funds are buying up farm ground,” Hancock said, adding that farm real estate is seen as a good investment. Some of the water used by each of these sectors returns to rivers and groundwater basins where it can be used again. If the property value appreciates, both parties can make even more, he said. The company also owns land in Pinal County. Miles said she appreciated that Peacock is trying to use conservation measures like drip irrigation, but she said she’s still concerned that the expansion of agriculture in Kingman could deplete water the town relies on. Agriculture easily qualifies, even if the crops are shipped out of state for profit. “You can do that with what you generate as a product of the water,” Glotfelty said. In recent years, farmers have fought any hint of stricter regulation. There are things that can be done to help farmers reduce water use. "New crops that are less water-intensive and higher value such as hemp and baby potatoes are being produced," the company said in an emailed statement. Drought-Tolerant Crops. "It's the biggest water grab in Australia's history," one farmer in the ABC program said. Kathleen Tackett-Hicks, spokeswoman for the group, said Peacock Nuts plans to farm a maximum of 4,500 acres. Tom Buschatzke, director of the state's Department of Water Resources, said the law prevents him from acting. Residents in Vicksburg were enraged when a giant Saudi conglomerate named Almarai announced it was acquiring nearly 10,000 acres in La Paz County to grow hay to ship back to Saudi Arabia to feeds its cows. A release by the Arab News added the kicker: “This transaction forms part of Almarai’s continuous effort to supply the highest quality alfalfa hay from outside the Kingdom to support its dairy business. Bill Stowe, CEO of the Des Moines Water Works, says that "we're trying to regulate what comes out of the underground drainage systems beneath farm fields and empties into the waters of the state.". Michael Timony, a partner in Integrated Ag, said the company has invested $90 million in farmland and irrigation improvements in Arizona. The last time Regina Cobb traveled east of the Kingman airport toward the Peacock Mountains, the area was mostly unspoiled desert where cattle grazed on the sparse Mojave Desert vegetation.Â. She already had to replace one well on her property. Life insurance issued by Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, a Washington domestic company: 3120 139 th Ave. ", On its website, the company says it “continues to invest in growing its farming lands portfolio.”. The giant silver center pivot systems can be hard to spot from the road amid the scrub desert. Because the farmer was worried about what the neighbors would think of him having to sell out due to financial loss, Jensen suggested couching the scenario as a retirement sale. "It's a horrible, horrible rule," he said. Now she sees some of the alfalfa farms struggling. One well is about to give out, and she’s not sure how long their remaining well will last. "This is clearly aimed at chilling our litigation and sending a message to others that no one dare speak against industrial agriculture in this state," he says. Iowa's farm organizations have attacked the lawsuit. The pivots look as out of place as the green alfalfa once did next to the red dirt from the dry saline lake. Returning to the area 10 months later, she was shocked that the high desert landscape of creosote and cholla was now a 850-acre pistachio farm where more than 125,000 saplings had been planted. “I told my husband I want to move. But that won’t stop the pumping of the aquifer. 9. Rhodes declined to comment when reached by phone. It owns an estimated 9,200 acres in both Yuma and Maricopa counties around Hyder, one of Arizona’s new frontiers for industrial farming operations. It is impossible to know how much water large farms are taking. Water rights are property rights, but their holders do not own the water itself. Kingman Mayor Jen Miles said orchard crops like pistachios also use much less water than alfalfa, which was planted on other farms north of Kingman. “It varies between 4.5 and 6 miles per gallon, depending on the load, and whether they have very many hills to climb,” he said. They use different strategies to protect themselves financially from unpredictable changes in the markets. Now a member of the Iowa Legislature — and full-time farmer — has introduced a bill that would abolish the Des Moines Water Works. Two years ago, the utility sued several nearby counties, demanding that they reduce nitrate levels in the water that flows from farm drainage systems into the Racoon River, which supplies drinking water to Des Moines. Its deepest well is nearly 2,500 feet deep. Surface water source would invoke other Non Drinking Water regulations. “If you look straight down these rows it goes back as far as the eye can see,” Cobb said. You think you’re set here for life. Alfalfa is the thirstiest crop grown in western Colorado, consuming as much as 3 acre-feet of water per acre of crop each year. Drought has many causes. Along each row of waist-high saplings, long black irrigation tubes stretched out to connect the seemingly endless trees and nourish them with water. Fondomonte would only respond to questions in writing, but its representative, Jordan Rose, said the company owns 3,600 acres in Vicksburg and leases another 6,200. Farmers already use too much water due to its underpricing, so any additional policies that lead to more water use would compound this market failure. In February, the firm said in an SEC filing that it had raised $404 million so far. It would be the fourth INA created under the state's groundwater management act. Sludge is also an effective soil conditioner, as it is a good source of organic matter. It wouldn't take much to have a big impact — if farmers could boost water efficiency by just 4 percent, that would increase the amount of water for cities and businesses by 50 percent. With no power lines to the area, the company had to use diesel generators. Farms consume about 80 percent of the state’s water supply, and use it to grow half of the fruits and veggies that are produced in the United States. Follow The Republic environmental reporting team at environment.azcentral.com and @azcenvironment on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In a pilot study, growers using the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) reduced their water use by 13 percent while increasing their yields by 8 percent. And we could farm less,” he said. Rose said the company has spent $152 million in Arizona and employs 178 people. And the large corporate farms are all new arrivals, coming to Arizona since 2012. Cotton is the crop of choice as it gives growers the best return per megalitre of water. And the wells drilled could always be used by the next owner. He said the company has reduced water usage by 25 percent since it purchased the land. They say that cooperative, voluntary programs will achieve more than regulation. The bill could pass the Legislature this spring. As long as you get a permit, you can drill a well of any size for any purpose as long as it’s for a beneficial use. Large open-sided metal structures house thousands of stacks of hay and there are more structures than one can count. Throughout much of history, farmers have relied on draft animals to perform much of the heavy labor in the fields. Top 10 Common Law Drainage Problems Between Rural Neighbours Still, despite these benefits, farmers use CIMIS data on only 5 percent of irrigated cropland in California, the U.S.’s leading agricultural state. They can send the water from underground drainage pipes into wetlands rather than straight into streams. Practices that farmers use on their farms might include no-till, putting fences around streams, planting cover crops, collecting water runoff, and integrating crop and pasture rotations. IFC came into La Paz County in 2012 when it outbid several other firms to buy nearly 13,000 acres from the city of Phoenix for $30 million during the last economic downturn. It is also in line with the Saudi government direction toward conserving local resources.”. The pistachio trees will eventually extend to the base of the Peacock Mountains. 1. Statewide, average water use is roughly 50% environmental, 40% agricultural, and 10% urban, although the percentage of water use by sector varies dramatically across regions and between wet and dry years. Cobb said she wants the Legislature to create new rural management districts, which could enact new regulations to limit well drilling and groundwater extraction, tailored for the unique characteristics of each rural area. Introduction 2. “The term I heard a lot of years ago was virtual water,” said Marvin Glotfelty, a groundwater expert and consultant. As it's pumped out, the scant rain that falls on the desert isn't enough to recoup the losses. Several companies behind the project went bankrupt and the pivots were left in the desert to rust. 1 forage exporter in the United States.”. The company declined to disclose how much water it uses annually, saying use is consistent with other farming operations. Use It or Lose It Laws Worsen Western U.S. Water Woes. Al Dahra said it has about 170 employees in Arizona. The bill would replace the water works with a regional water authority, which might drop the lawsuit. “It boggles the mind how many trees are out here.”. Driving Stockton Hill Road north out of Kingman, the road drops down to the desert floor. They can send the water from underground drainage pipes into wetlands rather than straight into streams. Fondomonte has spent $50 million to upgrade the irrigation infrastructure and technology to significantly reduce the water usage on the farm, Rose said, adding the company wants to be in Arizona forever and be "one of the most efficient farming operations possible.". That's by law. "The leading problems are driven by fertilizer and manure runoff from farm operations," says Cox, who is the Environmental Working Group's top expert on agriculture. Rhodes, who once hoped to build tens of thousands of new homes in parts of Mohave County, began blading desert, drilling wells and installing center pivots to farm hay and other crops for export. “If they pump them all, it's whoever has the biggest straw is going to get the last drop, I guess.”. Some grow nuts. So it’s just scary. "All of a sudden, farmers go from farming fields and land that they have always farmed, to farming in 'waters of the U.S.,' " he says. Crop … For example, some farmers carefully plan the combination of crops they grow, so that if the price of one crop drops, they have enough … She had driven up the dusty rural road to store a bighorn sheep she killed on a hunt. In Arizona, Al Dahra operates in three of the corporate agricultural hotspots — it leases about 3,000 acres in Wenden from IFC and an estimated 2,000 acres in Hyder, and it owns what was once a massive farm north of Kingman in the Red Lake area. Yet the people responsible for that pollution, America's farmers, are fighting any hint of regulation to prevent it. Well monitoring data is limited by voluntary participation and infrequent readings. Then the big date farms came in and then also left. And there's no law making it mandatory. Drinking water: Farms providing for human consumption (e.g., drinking, showering) from its own source to 25 people or through 15 service connections for more than 59 days/year. And there's no law making it mandatory. How much you can produce within a given amount of land is essentially how efficient you are as a farmer. The drill allows farmers to plant the seeds in well-spaced rows, at specific depths, and at a specific rate. It takes about 26 gallons of water to produce one ear of corn while it takes about 2000-2500 gallons of water … ", Peggy Judd, a Cochise County supervisor, is a huge proponent of farming in the Willcox area, particularly the Riverview dairy. Phosphorus runoff is feeding toxic algae blooms in rivers and lakes, "interfering with people's vacations. Through a company called Red Lake Ventures, the company owns 16,000 acres, though it is now farming only a fraction of that. The company turns inefficient flood-irrigated farmland into highly productive farmland with highly efficient irrigation systems that use 20 percent to 50 percent less water, he said. As elected officials fail to act, large farms continue to flee regulation elsewhere and find land and free groundwater in rural Arizona. It can be caused by not receiving rain or snow over a period of time. The water wars have begun. In today’s economy, being able to do things efficiently is as important as ever. These are farmers from outside our area coming in and utilizing our resources,” Cobb said. "Has sort of a nice name, but everything else is bad.". A federal study showed that in 2011 groundwater pumping in the Hualapai Basin surrounding Kingman exceeded the rate of recharge by 5,600 acre-feet annually. They are just projections. ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series examines a 139-year-old water law that pushes ranchers to use as much water as they … But these massive irrigation systems don’t sit astride deep green circles of alfalfa. A state study found that in 2016, that deficit had increased to 37,600 acre-feet — enough water to supply about 113,000 average single-family households in Phoenix for a year. She’s seen new industrial wells appear off of Highway 60, along with two large irrigation ponds, which they’ve heard can hold 25 million gallons each. Peacock Nuts, a consortium that includes the largest permanent crop nursery in the United States, has even bigger plans: 4,500 acres and as many as 650,000 pistachio trees. “The threat is constantly going to be there,” Watson said. Various techniques farmers may consider include conservation tillage, using … Groundwater studies by state and federal scientists have shown a dramatic increase in pumping since the agricultural businesses arrived. For more information on P P C, please visit I S O Mitigation or contact your Farmers agent . "We could and should argue about ... what should be on that list," he says. He said drip irrigation is also good for organic farming and the company tries to keep its farming organic whenever possible. Its representative took Republic reporters and photographers on tours of the property and provided information about the farm’s water use for a legislative study on the Mohave County basins. As a former business owner, Miller said she can see both sides of the issue. One study found that shading from solar modules produced lettuce crop weight equal to or greater than lettuce grown in full sun. "It has been pretty much a free-for-all," Wulf said. It is the soil that absorbs, transmits and holds the water for crops to use and there is much a farmer can do to manipulate the nature of soil, and is especially helpful if the soil quality is compromised. Look hard and you can see the pivots marooned in the desert like a shipwreck. “It’s not legal to export groundwater or surface water out of the state. Environmental coverage on azcentral.com and in The Arizona Republic is supported by a grant from the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. In Kingman, as in most of rural Arizona, there are no rules on groundwater pumping. Some farmers do this; many do not. Cox, though, says the time has come to lay out a list of things that farmers are required to do to protect the environment. 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