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Re:Swathing is going out of fashion, as most farmers desicca... by ip26 on Sunday November 25, 2018 @11:45PM (#18531148)
Farmers irrigate heavily. That's why groundwater is in crisis around the globe.
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Re:Swathing is going out of fashion, as most farmers desicca... by anon2775 on Monday November 26, 2018 @01:05AM (#18531456)
On average, Dutch farmers tend to use the least water per mass of product sold.
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Re:Swathing is going out of fashion, as most farmers desicca... by bluGill on Monday November 26, 2018 @10:24AM (#18533915)
Depends strongly on location. In the western US farmers irrigate heavily. The eastern US doesn't irrigate at all.

Farmers who irrigate are very concerned about ground water because they know when it is gone so is their profits.

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