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It's essential to the entire operation here: irrigating young plants, spraying fertilizers and plowing the soil.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The study, published in Environmental Science and Technology, is part of a broader effort to understand the safety of irrigating crops with municipal wastewater.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

The state’s action will prohibit landowners from irrigating any additional farmland in this part of La Paz County and require those with high-capacity wells to start reporting how much water they use.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

The property features three creeks that “meander through the ranch for over five miles,” as well as irrigated meadows and “historic water rights irrigating 1,200 acres.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

“Are you or are you not going to stop irrigating that field?” he asked.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols