Stanford J. Layton: Check the facts before blaming alfalfa farmers

Tribune articles are too quick to take water away from upstream farmers.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Alfalfa fields in Mt. Carmel on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

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