irrigated
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Irrigated acres for soybean, mostly used for animals, has jumped eightfold.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023
Irrigated acreage for corn, about half of which goes toward animal feed, jumped sixfold between 1964 and 2017, federal numbers show.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023
Irrigated agriculture in the Arizona desert peaked in the 1950s and has steadily declined as urbanization’s water demand has exploded.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2014
Irrigated land values were up 21.9 percent and ranchland prices appreciated 14.3 percent.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2012
Irrigated uplands, even in the frostless season, are hardly suitable for the common buckwheat, although they may give the growth of Japanese buckwheat for beekeepers who use dark honey for bee feeding.
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
