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 the 17 contiguous western States, which account for nearly 75 percent of U.S. irrigated acres, irrigation water withdrawals of 106.9 maf in 2010 represent nearly 83 percent of the Nationâs irrigation withdrawals.