A: Probably not, though itâs hard to know for sure. Hexane is a volatile solvent thatâs used, with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, to extract oil from soybeans (as well as from nuts and olives).
Agriculture uses about 80 percent of Californiaâs. developed water supply. As such a large. user, it is heavily impacted by the availability. and reliability of Californiaâs water resources. Agriculture can also play an important role in. helping the state achieve a more sustainable. water future.
For example, in some areas, water is not available to farmers on demand, making it difficult to implement some efficiency measures. AGriCulturAl WAter use. Water managers use a variety of terms to describe agricultural. water use, including water use, water withdrawals, and consumptive use.