Saudis Have Been Buying up Drought Stricken American FarmlandBy Joshua Krause Two years ago, the Saudi food company known as Almarai bought 10,000 acres of farmland in Arizona for $48 million, and more recently purchased 1,790 acres in Blythe, California. These properties mainly grow alfalfa to feed Saudi Arabias dairy industry, and though Almarai is a private enterprise, the company has admitted that using American farmland is in line with the Saudi government direction toward conserving local resources, especially water. La Paz County Board of Supervisors Chairman Holly Irwin pointed out that Were not getting oil for free, so why are we giving our water away for free? She added that Were letting them come over here and use up our resources. Its very frustrating for me, especially when I have residents telling me that their wells are going dry and they have to dig a lot deeper for water. Its costly for them to drill new wells. However, the Saudis arent entirely to blame for the situation. The Arizona county where they are growing food has the most lax water regulations in the state, and traditionally California has had pretty loose rules about water rights for farmers. If they dont want foreign nations to take advantage of their water supplies, they may have to change the way that resource is managed. Image Credit Joshua Krause is a reporter, writer and researcher at The Daily Sheeple. He was born and raised in the Bay Area and is a freelance writer and author. You can follow Joshuas reports at Facebook or on his personal Twitter. Joshuas website is Strange Danger. Why doesnt this surprise us? Prime farm ground in the Champaign, IL area has been bought up by Chinese since the 70s. fracking also they failed to mention billions of gallons that uses America has shown contempt for its water and natural resources, perhaps it will do them good to do without. I suppose they think that when they have nothing they can send out their psychopaths in the US Military to steal from others. Wiskeys for drinkin warters for fightin. Try Montgomery County, Texas. Try buying land in Saudi Arabia. This should not be allowed unless it is reciprocal. 