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Central Valley Farmers are Growing Agave to Save Water
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For centuries, Mexico has capitalized on growing and harvesting a plant often distilled into Tequila or Mezcal. It’s called agave and it thrives on little water and a lot of heat. Now, with a California law restricting water use on farms, Valley farmers are looking to agave as a new revenue stream on their land.
Reporter: Rachel Livinal, KVPR
California’s highest court is weighing whether a sheriff broke the law when he seized hundreds of thousands of ballots earlier this year. The court heard oral arguments yesterday.
Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR
The Trump administration ended a long standing agreement that kept ICE out of workplaces that the U.S. Department of LABOR is investigating.
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