Arizona cancels Saudi farm lease, AG Mayes calls for regulation
PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays said in an interview. The Mike Broomhead Show on KTAR News 92.3 FM A day after Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the termination of the lease on La Paz County farmland in the city of Fondmonte, Arizona announced that statewide groundwater regulations are needed. The company is a subsidiary […]
Arizona is evicting a Saudi alfalfa farm, but the thirsty crop isn’t going anywhere
As Arizona struggles to adapt to water shortages that are depleting farms and derailing development plans, one company has emerged as the central villain. Fondomonte, an agricultural company owned by a Saudi conglomerate, has drawn heavy criticism in recent years for siphoning the country's groundwater to grow alfalfa and exporting it as feed for cattle […]
Hot-button use of Arizona groundwater for Saudi alfalfa is complex
PHOENIX — Gov. Katie Hobbs said she is considering whether changes to state law would give her the power to decide who can lease state land and what activities can be conducted there. In an extensive interview after Congress adjourned on Monday, Hobbes said the law generally ensures that state trust lands get the “best […]
‘Woke’ Investing Titan Just Put A Saudi Oil CEO On Its Board
BlackRock announced Monday that it has appointed Amin Nasser, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco, to its board of directors, according to a BlackRock press release Monday. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager and is deeply involved in environmental, social and governance (ESG) conscious investment initiatives, often funding companies producing green […]
How Saudi Arabia’s international search for water led them to Arizona
Getty Images Irrigation canals and siphon pipes that supply water to an alfalfa field in Arizona. There has long been simmering outrage over Saudi dairy companies using Arizona’s groundwater to grow alfalfa here and send it back to the Middle East. Anger is now boiling over as the state’s water crisis deepens, with residents, local […]
Rancher struggles amid CAP restrictions, paid Saudi farm for water shipments | News
Boyce Andersen, a rancher in La Paz County, once benefited from a three-year lease from the Temporary Water Use Program for the Central Arizona Project. The program allowed Andersen to use canals from the Central Arizona Project to support cattle herds in La Paz County. When that program ended last year, Andersen was forced to […]
Rancher struggles amid CAP restrictions, paid Saudi farm for water shipments | Local News Stories
Boyce Andersen, a rancher in La Paz County, once benefited from a three-year lease from the Temporary Water Use Program for the Central Arizona Project. The program allowed Andersen to use canals from the Central Arizona Project to support cattle herds in La Paz County. When that program ended last year, Andersen was forced to […]
Arizona revokes water permits for Saudi Arabia-owned alfalfa farm
arizona news Has been updated: April 22, 2023 at 10:06 PM (Photo credit: SANDY HUFFAKER / AFP) PHOENIX — Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays has announced that the drilling permit for a Saudi-owned Alfalfa farm in La Paz County has been revoked. Fondmonte Arizona LLC approved two deepwater wells eight months ago, which Mays called […]
Water permits for Saudi Arabia-owned farm in Arizona revoked
PHOENIX (AP) — The state of Arizona has revoked permits to drill two wells at a Saudi-owned Alfalfa farm in the western part of the state after officials said they found discrepancies in the company’s application for the wells. rice field. This week, Attorney General Chris Mays told her office that there were discrepancies in […]
Saudi company draws unlimited Arizona ground water to grow alfalfa amid drought
Farms in western Arizona grow alfalfa, one of the most water-intensive crops in a water-stressed area. Some farms are foreign-owned and ship their crops to Saudi Arabia, where it is illegal to grow because it consumes so much water. Potential consideration of scarce water supplies is a growing controversy. Amid the backlash, state legislatures are […]
