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Javier Rodriguez posses for a portrait in a field being flood irrigated. Rodriguez ensures the water flows correctly through the young orchard. Flooding crops is inefficient in crop yield and water conservation when compared to drip irrigation, which this farm will switch too once their well is completed. Javier Rodriguez posses for a portrait in a field being flood irrigated. Rodriguez ensures the water flows correctly through the young orchard, moving mud with simple tools in the blazing afternoon sun. Flooding crops is inefficient, in both crop yield and water conservation, when compared to drip irrigation. The farmer will be installing a drip irrigation system after their well is completed, according to Rodriguez.
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- Nathan Weyland
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