Conserving water ahead of next irrigation season by not watering crops
"At the end of the day, if a farmer feels like their crops are more valuable, we encourage them to farm."
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"At the end of the day, if a farmer feels like their crops are more valuable, we encourage them to farm."
Growers in the middle Rio Grande Valley will receive $700 for every acre they do not irrigate as the state tries to pay off more of its water debt to
With irrigation scarce, New Mexico is paying farmers to let their fields lie fallow. But some are choosing instead to bet on the monsoon season.
From the Pacific Northwest to the Colorado River Basin, irrigation districts already are...