
With the theme "Shut Down and Fed Up," growers and their allies in the Klamath Basin in Southern Oregon and Northern California held a convoy of farm equipment, big rigs and other vehicles Friday that at one point stretched for up to 20 miles, according to attendees.
At the end of the route, on a farm field in Midland, Ore., speakers addressed a crowd estimated at over 2,000 people from a semi-trailer stage near hundreds of symbolic white crosses planted in the ground to symbolize those whose livelihoods are threatened by the water shortages..
The rally was in protest to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation water cutbacks that could leave some 200,000 acres of farmland in the basin without water by midsummer.
Here are some of the sights from the convoy.
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<p>An organizer of the Klamath Basin's heavy equipment convoy guides trucks into position before the convoy begins.</p>
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<p>Zach Wells of Rocky Mountain Construction attaches a sign to his trailer.</p>
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<p>Vehicles arrive to participate in the Klamath Basin convoy.</p>
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<p>A fleet of trucks decked out with American flags is ready to proceed in the convoy.</p>
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<p>A sign on a truck says farms equal food.</p>
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<p>A sign on a truck urges onlookers to help save family farms.</p>
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<p>Modoc County, Calif., supervisor Ned Coe (right) and Heather Wright hold up a sign that shows their support for Klamath Basin farmers.</p>
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<p>Numerous tractors like this one participated in the convoy, which at one point stretched for nearly 20 miles.</p>
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<p>A sign on a truck in the Klamath Basin convoy poses a question about feeding America.</p>
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<p>Numerous types of farm equipment and trucks participated in the convoy.</p>
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<p>The convoy ended up in a farm field near Midland, Ore., where hundreds of symbolic white crosses have been planted to signify those whose livelihoods are threatened by the water shortages.</p>