irrigation
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A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Instead, the results provide a clearer picture of how plants distribute chemical compounds that enter through irrigation water.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
Jed Fowler, the chairman of irrigation company HD Fowler, stepped down as chairman after his testimony in favor of the income tax created an uproar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Replanting and repairing the damage without gasoline for tractors or electricity for irrigation is nearly impossible.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
He stooped and scraped with a shovel, digging irrigation ditches by hand.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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