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Irrigation feasibility in the Assiniboine Valley area
Farmers weigh irrigation viability amid climate water supply soil type and cost. A dugout holding 486 000 gallons covers about one acre with a 2 inch application, but large water amounts are often unavailable. Soil types loams and silt loams suit irrigation best. coarse sand and clay impede it. Surface and sprinkler systems dominate yet demand high initial costs and can worsen salinity. Studies in the 60s and 70s found the area generally unsuited to irrigation due to short growing seasons.
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