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.
The value of irrigated agriculture to U.S. agriculture, where it occurs, and what it produces; Adoption of irrigation technologies and water-management practices, and resulting cost, resource use, and water quality implications; USDA farm conservation program investments supporting improved irrigation water management;