Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Close Up of Irrigation Equipment
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 2020
Irrigation System in the Field
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Irrigation Equipment in the Field
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Farm & Food Care SK
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 2020
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 2020
Water availability and quality are an important issue for all of us. In Canada, only 8.5% of farms use any form of irrigation. The remaining 91.5% of farms rely solely on precipitation for crop watering. Irrigation is used on crops like berries, fruits and vegetables that are for direct human consumption. Read more here: https://farmfoodcaresk.org/farms-and-the-environment/environment/ https://canadianfoodfocus.org/on-the-farm/why-do-some-farmers-irrigate-their-crops/ Photo credit: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, 2020