California Farmers Use Innovation to Save Environment, Money

Farmers in Palm Springs, Calif., are embracing innovative, environmentally safe practices to help reduce costs and save energy. Peter Rabbit Farms began washing tons of carrots before loading them into trucks heading to packing houses. The simple technique has cut nearly 10 roundtrips to the packing house per day — saving gas, cutting emissions and keeping trucks off the highways. Some valley farmers are preserving water by using an underground aquifer that supplies irrigation water to about 40 million pounds of dates. (The Desert Sun). Read more.