June 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic
SIOUX FALLS (AP) The number of irrigation permits is soaring in South Dakota, due to a lingering drought and to lucrative market prices for crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans.
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February 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic
A combination of drought, high commodity prices and highly priced farmland is driving a trend toward more irrigation in some areas of the state. Continue Reading
October 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic
ABERDEEN (AP) Thirty years ago, dignitaries gathered in the northern South Dakota town of Selby to launch the largest rural water project in the nation and the first one funded primarily with federal funds.
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October 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic
WASHINGTON Joe Waldman is saying goodbye to corn after yet another hot and dry summer convinced him that rainfall won’t be there when he needs it anymore. Continue Reading
September 29, 2012 in The Daily Republic
Memories of bitter fight stirred by Corps’ plan to charge for surplus water.
September 10, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Robert Vivatson smiles at the memory of his initial foray into irrigation in the mid 1990s. Continue Reading
August 29, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Dickinson and North Dakota officials celebrated the start of construction on a $30 million wastewater reclamation facility southeast of Dickinson on Wednesday, which is designed to serve a rapidly growing population. Continue Reading
July 19, 2012 in The Daily Republic
PIERRE (AP) The South Dakota Department of Transportation is asking farmers to try to keep their field irrigation systems from spraying water onto state highways. Continue Reading
April 18, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO North Dakota farmers won’t have to pay for water pumped from Lake Sakakawea to irrigate their fields, federal officials have decided. Continue Reading
July 21, 2011 in The Daily Republic
Farmers shift to dryland farming, more hardy crops as water runs out. Continue Reading
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