WATER-WISE FARMING - The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has funded 140 water optimization projects across the state so far, spending about $30 million. They are getting ready to open another round of grants to agriculture producers.
The Tremonton farmer has installed a series of automated irrigation systems to water his organic corn and barley crops. Water sputters up and floods a section of field. Above the machine controlling the irrigation system is a small solar panel to give it electricity."I've been doing it for 60 years and changing water takes a long time," said Richard Eakle."Most nights, all night long. These boys now, they do it on their phone.
"Some areas like the Weber Basin have experienced up to a 40% cut in their water for irrigation this year," he said in an interview Thursday with FOX 13 News. The Bear River Canal Company, which operates one of the largest systems in the state, is taking advantage of some of the funding. The company covers 68,000 acres and 126 miles of canals from Bear Lake to the Great Salt Lake.
"If you can’t measure the water, you can’t manage the water. This gives us opportunity to measure water so we can manage the resource," he told FOX 13 News.
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