By Tyne Morgan

Benjamin Franklin once said: “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”

We all need water to survive, as do our crops. We hear all the time about the depletion of water tables, yet I don’t think farmers in areas where moisture is abundant truly understand its impact.

Farmers I visited with last week in the Texas panhandle and Oklahoma already see the effects of farming with limited water. Although these farmers aren’t farming in a desert, it’s pretty close. Irrigation is a necessity to produce a good crop, yet the growers I talk … Full Article »