Pecan growers harnessed the Rio Grande to become the nation’s largest supplier of the thirsty nut. But, as Jeremy Miller reports in this piece for FERN’s special issue on “Food and Power in the West,” the river is running dry, and farmers who depend on it are being forced to do without. Find all audio and video for the issue on our FERNnews YouTube channel.
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Pecan growers harnessed the Rio Grande to become the nation’s largest supplier of the thirsty nut. But, as Jeremy Miller reports in this piece for FERN’s special issue on “Food and Power in the West,” the river is running dry, and farmers who depend on it are being forced to do without. Find all audio and video for the issue on our FERNnews YouTube channel.