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

The first is already here, brought on by the rising cost of energy and logistics, which is affecting every stage of food production, from diesel-powered irrigation to refrigerated freight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

Replanting and repairing the damage without gasoline for tractors or electricity for irrigation is nearly impossible.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

There were streams and creeks everywhere, instead of the irrigation ditches you saw out west, and the air felt different.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls