Utah Keeps Asking You to Save Water. What About the Farms?

On today’s KSL News Daily, Maria Shilaos takes on one of Utah’s most loaded drought questions: if homeowners are being asked to conserve water, what about agriculture?Maria talks with Jim Bowcutt, Director of Conservation at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, about what farmers are already doing to use less water, from irrigation upgrades and soil health research to water optimization projects and possible water leasing for the Great Salt Lake. He also explains why the debate over alfalfa, farmland, food production, and conservation is not as simple as blaming the biggest water users.Plus, hundreds of firefighters battle the Cottonwood Fire near Beaver, new statewide fire restrictions could change July celebrations, the Tyler Robinson case moves closer to a preliminary hearing, and Before You Go heads downtown, where Salt Lake City streets come alive with free summer performances designed to make people linger a little longer.