crops

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Much of the water released from the dam goes to irrigate crops including almonds, pistachios, oranges, grapes and tomatoes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

People appear to have shifted back toward more traditional crops such as wheat and barley during the later stages of the Late Bronze Age.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

"Farmers will have to make difficult choices, using fewer inputs, switching crops or reducing irrigation, all of which lower yields," he said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

In practice, it means that olive groves, fields with crops and even the cemetery are, in effect, now out of bounds to their owners in the village.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

With their valley and crops flooded, the farmers instantly became “the water refugees,” forced to give up their land with little or no compensation from the government.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French