irrigated

Example Sentences

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Janssen explained that 200 units of nitrogen are used per acre of irrigated corn.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The property features three creeks that “meander through the ranch for over five miles,” as well as irrigated meadows and “historic water rights irrigating 1,200 acres.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

It has argued that just a 2% reduction in the amount of water it gets from the Nile could result in the loss of 200,000 acres of irrigated land.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

They added that much of the Southern California farmland that relies on Colorado River water is “either fully or partially irrigated via flood irrigation, which uses much more water than drip and sprinkler irrigation.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

I enjoyed looking at the countryside, all colored for me by contrast with Haiti’s—the electric power wires, the irrigated fields.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French