penal county is, or why, is one of the most productive count farming counties in the united states. the crops grown here are shipped all across the country. as the megadrought continues to worsen and water supplies like this dry up, farmers here fear that their fertile fields could become desert can. once we hit tier two shortage, we lost all of our water. for three generations, will field years county has till the soil in the county and an hour south of phoenix. we are looking at where i grew corn last year. we didn t have enough water, so the field sits empty. 50% of my farm is foul now. that is a big economic hit? yeah. neighboring farms have folded up, others have sold their land to solar companies and developers. do you feel that the future of farming in arizona is under threat? yeah. no one can produce it like the colorado river can, for food, so i m really worried. 50 years down the road, unless we pick think of solutions, farming won t be here.
internet on, and there s no water. then s value becomes real. quads urban arizona, signs of drought aren t immediately obvious. as the taps run dry, developers keep on building. this is a symbol of the massacre of maricopa county. maricopa county which includes the rio verde foothills is the fastest growing in the nation. adding more residents last year than any other county. but, as cities boom, the drought pushes arizona farmers to the brink. thanks to the colorado river, penal county is or at least was one of the most productive farming regions in the united states. the crops grown here are shipped all over the country. but as the mega drought continues to worsen and water supplies like this dry out. the farmers here fear that their fertile fields could become desert again. once we get to your two shortage, we lost all of our water. for three generations, family has the soil in an hour s drive south of phoenix. we are looking at where i
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guard and you know how effective they would be if put down there in force. i want to know tonight how this intrusion in your county has affected quality of life. people move to to arizona because they want to be outside. they want to enjoy the environment. this is the united states. you buy your house. you buy your land. and all of a sudden, you have this tremendous intrusion so how have things changed down there? this is my second year as the elected sheriff of penal county and we have seen even pursuits where an officer or deputy tries to stop a vehicle and as most americans, pull to the side of the road and wait for the officer to approach the vehicle. 64 times in one month, just last month, these people took off and fled from our deputies and intentionally causing traffic wrecks, running red lights and nearly every time, they re armed. and this has resulted in several people being killed.
they would be if put down there in force. i want to know tonight how this intrusion in your county has affected quality of life. people move to to arizona because they want to be outside. they want to enjoy the environment. this is the united states. you buy your house. you buy your land. and all of a sudden, you have this tremendous intrusion so how have things changed down there? this is my second year as the elected sheriff of penal county and we have seen even pursuits where an officer or deputy tries to stop a vehicle and as most americans, pull to the side of the road and wait for the officer to approach the vehicle. 64 times in one month, just last month, these people took off and fled from our deputies and intentionally causing traffic wrecks, running red lights and nearly every time, they re armed. and this has resulted in several people being killed. one of my deputies being