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Precious Resource: Balancing Agriculture, Conservation & Recreation

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PRECIOUS RESOURCE: BALANCING AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & RECREATION

August 24, 2018

Did you know 55 percent of the carrot seeds in the U.S. are grown in Jefferson County and another 10 percent is grown in Crook and Deschutes Counties? That’s just one of the sectors that drives the agricultural economy in Central Oregon. In tonight’s cover story, Brian Jennings looks at the growing concerns over the key resource needed to keep that economic engine alive: Water.

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