Hay Producers Evaluate Pivot Irrigation Alternatives

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ALFALFA HAY PRODUCERS Steve and Teri Smith have been struggling with drought and regulation of their groundwater irrigation system. Their farm is in a groundwater control area and, therefore, limited to 15 acre-inches per year. The Smiths are finding that, especially in drought years, it is increasingly difficult to maintain a profitable alfalfa crop at this level of applied irrigation water. The Smiths are considering options to their current system . . .

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