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Yes, they do. Water is a lot less expensive for farmers, always has been.

This [0] is a pretty good analysis of how California spends its water. One interesting point: instead of carefully installing low-flow fixtures and rationing showers and letting your lawn die, you could pay the california alfalfa industry about $2 to grow $2 less alfalfa for a year.

0: http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/05/11/california-water-you-do...