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.
Access to water: Animal Agriculture is also one of the biggest consumers of. potable water; 1kg of meat requires between 5,000 and 20,000 litres of water. whereas to produce 1kg of wheat requires between 500 and 4,000 litres of water.