As agriculture struggles during a prolonged dry spell, farmers in the U.S. West are looking at alternatives for revenue, including new crops, hunting and hospitality.
As agriculture struggles during a prolonged dry spell, alternatives include new crops, hunting, hospitality
A lack of rain has left Nathan Jurva unable to plant 20% of the planned crop on his land in southeastern New Mexico.Trying to stay afloat during years of, New Mexico farmer Nathan Jurva has rented out RV hookups on his land, sold some of his water to oil-and-gas companies and recently agreed to lease a parcel of his property for a proposed solar farm.
Any extra income will help, the 45-year-old farmer and rancher said. The lack of rainfall this year has left him unable to plant 20% of his planned crop on his land in the southeastern part of the state about 30 miles from the Texas border.
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