Imperial County S-24 desert farming (#0800)

As illustrated by the age of the abandoned farm buildings, irrigated farming in the harsh desert has a fairly long history. This is north of Yuma, on the California side of the Colorado. I didn't pay close attention to the crop, but it might be alfalfa considering the lack of rows and that alfalfa is a major crop in the Imperial Valley. Imperial County alfalfa is now a major export to China, and cheaper to send to China than to dairy farmers in the U.S.: www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-feeding-china-hay-20140609-story.html