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canal agriculture

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

The idea of putting solar panels on top of the world's thousands of miles of irrigation canals has long seemed like a good one.
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‘They’ll be erased’: New Mexico races to save its ancient irrigation canals

New Mexico’s ancient water systems nurtured its rural farmlands through climate change. But after last year’s wildfires, there’s little time left to save them.

A zebra mussel invasion threatens irrigated agriculture in the Northwest

A zebra mussel invasion threatens irrigated agriculture in the Northwest

After causing expensive problems for farmers across the country, invasive zebra and quagga mussels are inching closer to the Columbia River Basin, where they could create serious agricultural impacts.
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