America is draining its precious groundwater to make more chicken wings and pizza. The reason is the feed for all those chickens and dairy cows requires huge supplies of alfalfa and soy. It takes massive volumes of water to grow these crops. The effects are being felt in key agricultural regions nationwide as farmers have drained groundwater to grow animal feed. Since the 1980s, cheese consumption has doubled and Americans now eat 100 pounds of chicken a year per-person. Aquifer depletion is happening in Texas, California, Kansas, Arizona, and Arkansas. People are aware of the greenhouse gas issues but not water sustainability when it comes to these foods. Something to think about while chowing down this Super Bowl weekend.
