Why, I had helped Dad irrigate our crops many times. We flood irrigated our fields using reservoir water. Dad set the canvasses in the ditch, and my siblings and I helped him start the tubes.

Water withdrawals for irrigating crops in Wisconsin reached their highest level ever reported in 2023 as a flash drought ...

“In 2011, we had more water capacity than what we do now,” Ebeling says . “Whether it was smart or not, we were able to push a crop in 2011 and make that crop. This year, our aquifer is ...

“The idea is to harvest enough water to be able to irrigate the crops when the rains are gone or when they fail as is the case now. With enough water, you can do successful farming all the year ...