By midcentury, the benefits of irrigating corn and soybeans will outweigh the costs in North Dakota and other Upper Midwestern states, according to a recent Dartmouth-led study.
For 2023, the valley’s water use averaged about 89 gallons per person per day. That’s down more than 14 percent from 2022 and an astonishing 62 percent decline from 1990.
While things might seem dismal right now for farmers and this extreme drought, officials claim that there is some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.
While things might seem dismal right now for farmers and this extreme drought, officials claim that there is some sort of light at the end of the tunnel.