Furrow Irrigation Helps
Conserve Water
Amanda Huber
Southeast
Producer Joe Kelly is never quite sure how much water he will receive to irrigate his cotton. In good years, such as 2007 and 2008, he received about 18 inches. In 2006, he only had seven inches. His worst year ever – 1981 – he only got three-quarters of an inch.
What Kelly, who farms cotton, milo and hard red winter wheat in Altus, Okla., can plan on is that none of that will come from the sky. It all comes from the lake northeast of Mangum and flows by gravity to his farm through a series of canals, ditches and gates. For Kelly, irrigation efficiency is a necessary part of his operation.
"Normally, the rains stop the second week in June until around early to mid-August," he says. Kelly, who produces cotton on 800 to 1,200 acres of mostly irrigated land, depends on his rotation cycle and economic forces.
source : cottonfarming
Conserve Water
Amanda Huber
Southeast
Producer Joe Kelly is never quite sure how much water he will receive to irrigate his cotton. In good years, such as 2007 and 2008, he received about 18 inches. In 2006, he only had seven inches. His worst year ever – 1981 – he only got three-quarters of an inch.
What Kelly, who farms cotton, milo and hard red winter wheat in Altus, Okla., can plan on is that none of that will come from the sky. It all comes from the lake northeast of Mangum and flows by gravity to his farm through a series of canals, ditches and gates. For Kelly, irrigation efficiency is a necessary part of his operation.
"Normally, the rains stop the second week in June until around early to mid-August," he says. Kelly, who produces cotton on 800 to 1,200 acres of mostly irrigated land, depends on his rotation cycle and economic forces.
source : cottonfarming
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