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Sen. Romney asks witnesses how agriculture can adapt to long-term drought and variable precipitation
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Sen. Mitt Romney pressed panelists on how farmers can adapt to prolonged drought and variable precipitation, noting Utah's long-term water shortfalls; witnesses pointed to USDA/NRCS incentives, basin-scale infrastructure, and drainage water recycling as tools, and Romney warned budget limits could constrain responses.
Sen. Mitt Romney questioned agricultural experts about how farming can adjust to prolonged drought and heightened variability in precipitation, saying his state of Utah is in "one of those" long droughts and asking how agriculture can prepare.
"How do you accommodate that kind of disparity?" Romney asked, calling on Mr. Richards to respond. Mr. Richards said "the history of American agriculture is one of doing more with less," and…
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