Water-poor Saudi Arabia moves farming venture to drought-stricken California

Almarai, the largest dairy business in Saudi Arabia, has purchased land in California to grow alfalfa for its cattle - and it's rubbing some people the wrong way

If you are the largest dairy producer in Saudi Arabia and you are running out of water to grow cattle feed, there's only one thing to do if you want to stay in business: go shopping.

Which is exactly what dairy giant Almarai has done, undertaking a global search for land and water to grow alfalfa to feed its dairy cows. The search brought Almarai to a most surprising place: California, which is suffering its worst drought in recorded history.