Arizona moves to end Saudi farm's controversial groundwater deals to grow, export alfalfa

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Arizona moves to end Saudi farm's controversial groundwater deals to grow, export alfalfa

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2023/10/02/arizona-to-end-saudi-firm-fondomonte-groundwater-deal/71038768007/

Gov. Katie Hobbs said the Arizona State Land Department had canceled one of its leases to Fondomonte Arizona and would not renew 3 others.

Arizona moves to end Saudi farm's controversial groundwater deals to grow, export alfalfa

Gov. Katie Hobbs' administration on Monday announced two steps to stop a controversial Saudi Arabian company from using groundwater beneath state land in western Arizona to grow and export alfalfa.

Hobbs said in a statement that the Arizona State Land Department had canceled one of its leases to Fondomonte Arizona, and would not renew three others that are set to expire in February.