Irrigation doubled operational cost for northwest Arkansas farmer
10/12/2022 4:23:32 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Benton County, AR
Carroll County, AR
Crawford County, AR
Franklin County, AR
Madison County, AR
Washington County, AR
Start Date: 10/12/2022
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A farmer near Fayetteville irrigated more heavily to keep his fruits and pumpkins alive this year during drought. The increased irrigation doubled his operational costs, and he could bear only so much of it and had to put some of the price increase on customers. He was grateful that his customers were willing to pay higher prices for his produce.
Some larger farms could not pay for the extra water and opted to use their corn crop for cattle feed instead.
KNWA-TV & FOX 24 (Fayetteville, Ark.), Oct 12, 2022
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