FILE - Tom Brundy looks over a field that is in preparation for planting at his farm Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, near Calexico, Calif. Under a new program, farmers of certain forage crops, including alfalfa, will be paid to shut off water to their fields for a short period of time during the hot summer months, which are not peak times for the crop and which won't affect its long-term viability. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
FILE - A worker diverts water as a sprinkler system is installed for alfalfa at the Cox family farm Monday, Aug. 15, 2022, near Brawley, Calif. Under a new program, farmers of certain forage crops, including alfalfa, will be paid to shut off water to their fields for a short period of time during the hot summer months, which are not peak times for the crop and which won't affect its long-term viability. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
FILE - Alfalfa grows on a field at Tom Brundy's farm as he walks in the background Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, near Calexico, Calif. Under a new program, farmers of certain forage crops, including alfalfa, will be paid to shut off water to their fields for a short period of time during the hot summer months, which are not peak times for the crop and which won't affect its long-term viability. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 photo, a pickup truck stirs up dust as it drives along the road between farmlands in Blythe, Calif. Under a new program, farmers of certain forage crops, including alfalfa, will be paid to shut off water to their fields for a short period of time during the hot summer months, which are not peak times for the crop and which won't affect its long-term viability. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)