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Re:California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal ... by lkbm on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @04:21PM (#9306567)
This article seems to be suggesting that drip irrigation is the norm in California. While it may be for his/her farms, it's still a ways away from being a majority: http://www.mullerranch.com/making_news/sacbee_drip_2_2014.ht...
Re:California Imposes First-Ever Water Restrictions to Deal ... by rogerbinns on Wednesday April 01, 2015 @04:38PM (#9306691)
I live near many strawberry farms. They all use spray irrigation. Additionally they tend to run the sprinklers during the hottest parts of the day (mid-afternoon). I've been told this is intentional because if they did it when cooler then water wouldn't evaporate and parts of the plant/fruit would degrade potentially even rotting. Many locals joke that we export our water in the form of strawberries.