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Biden administration to pay western farmers to conserve water
The Biden administration will pay farmers in the western U.S. to save water as the region contends with historic drought. The Agriculture Department announced on Thursday that it will put up to $400 million into paying farmers in 11 states to reduce their water consumption while continuing to produce commodities.  It said that the action is expected to conserve up to 50,000 acre-feet of water — or about 16 billion gallons.  "Agricultural producers are the backbone of rural communities across the West and many of them are struggling under prolonged drought conditions,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a written statement. “We want to scale up the tools available to kee

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