[kickout]

We don't need western Kansas agriculture's production from a national supply perspective. All of those row crops can be grown in other rainfed places.

[anonymouskimmer]

Western Kansas seems to average in the upper teens to mid 20s of inches of rainfall per typical year (drier years do come as the article notes). If it could be husbanded well you'd think that would be sufficient rainfall to grow these crops.

[kickout]

That’s an average calendar year most likely. A corn crops roughly needs 20 inches of water to be viable. Corn is usually only grown in 1/3 of the year.

We just shouldn’t subsidize crops in this region. If people want to make a run at it, more power to them and it may work in some years. But no subsidy

[darth_avocado]

It is sufficient to grow the crops, but not at the yields you want. You can’t grow in that region without irrigation.

[anonymouskimmer]

Your user name makes me trust the accuracy of your comment.

[anonymouskimmer]

To the downvoters: I just assume that a person who identifies enough with the high water use avocado to have it in their user name would have done some research into agricultural water use.

[Log_out_]

For now. And American oversupply stabilizes other regions of the earth.the arab spring rebellion started of as a protest against rising bread prices.The bread prices rose due to American food aid being redirected to biofuels. Good intentions do not transfer to good politics. If change is necessary make it gradually so the world can adapt to it.