Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 11/14/19

A new survey show that even though the number of farms irrigating rose, and the amount of land under irrigation has increased since 2013, the total amount of water used to irrigate land actually declined. The 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey shows that over 231,400 farms irrigated 55.9 million acres. That included 83.4 million acre-feet of water in the United States. By way of comparison, the 2013 survey showed there were just over 229,230 farms that irrigated 55.3 million acres, which included 88.5 million acre-feet of water.

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