California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer April 5, 2024 Home Explore The Naturalist's Journal California farmers could save a lot of water — but their profits would suffer Share FacebookTwitterEmail California farmers could save massive amounts of water if they planted less thirsty — but also less lucrative — crops instead of almonds, alfalfa and other water-guzzling crops, according to new research by scientists who used remote sensing and artificial intelligence.