Farmer Jim

04/21/2025

Alfalfa hay is mainly used as feed for cattle and is big business in Arizona, with Arizona farms exporting over $100 million of alfalfa overseas a year.

04/21/2023

2023 Proposed Rate Increase for Phoenix Water Services and Stormwater Excise Tax:

Preliminary estimates show the average residential customer will see an increase for water service (Water Usage Fee) of approximately 6.5% or $2 in October 2023, with additional increases in March 2024 (6.5%) and March 2025 (13%).

04/21/2023

Fondomonte, Saudi owned dairy company using up Arizona's most precious resource. They own and are leasing a bunch of land in western Arizona on top of a massive underground water aquifer pumping out millions of gallons of water unregulated, leases that were approved by officials that are no longer in office.

Foreign-owned farms are shipping the crop to Saudi Arabia, where it's illegal to grow because it takes too much water.