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Council member Diane Rapaport is writing a personal blog about water issues in the Harney Basin. The views expressed are those of the author. |
Uncertainties about water sustainability in Harney County are causing some ranchers to examine more efficient ways to irrigate alfalfa and hay crops.
Mark Owens went further. Mark is a hay farmer in Crane and one of the county’s three elected commissioners. In 2015, Mark attended a workshop on low elevation spray application (LESA) systems. Half-way through the presentation, Mark got on his cell phone and canceled an order for nozzles that would be used in his mid-elevation spray application (MESA) systems, the standard sprinkler system used in Harney County.
Read more at: https://homesweetjeromedrapaport.wordpress.com/category/lesa-vs-mesa/
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