fallow

“My goal has always been to maximize internet access and make use of resources that would otherwise lie fallow.”

As part of the water-saving efforts, farmers in California’s Imperial Valley are temporarily leaving some hay fields parched and fallow in exchange for cash payments.

Over 40% of available farmland has remained fallow because of the lack of profitable alternatives, limited agricultural outputs and, adverse climate conditions it added.

In 1985, Ralenkotter was part of a group responsible for luring the National Finals Rodeo to the city, bringing in tourists during the annual fallow period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

The sight of browning, fallow land where prized wine grapes were grown has become more frequent.