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Montana Irrigation and Dry Farming Promise Big Yields
The article argues Montana’s 147000 square miles split into mountains grazing lands and fertile flat areas supports vast agriculture. It highlights irrigation as the current driver of returns with a 160 acre example yielding 4375 dollars, costs around 200 dollars to irrigate, and notes Montana’s sunny climate, rich soils, and future potential for sugar beets and dry farming.
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