Why, I had helped Dad irrigate our crops many times. We flood irrigated our fields using reservoir water. Dad set the canvasses in the ditch, and my siblings and I helped him start the tubes.

The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this ...

“In 2011, we had more water capacity than what we do now,” Ebeling says . “Whether it was smart or not, we were able to push a crop in 2011 and make that crop. This year, our aquifer is ...

He was a farmer in the days when flood irrigation was all we ever used to irrigate our crops. Our ditch had to be at a higher level to get the water to flow properly through the cultivated rows ...

“The idea is to harvest enough water to be able to irrigate the crops when the rains are gone or when they fail as is the case now. With enough water, you can do successful farming all the year ...

Since it collapsed, it has become increasingly difficult to irrigate our crops using pumps due to the high cost of fuel." Due to limited irrigation facility, the production of crops including ...