Yes, believe it or not we can go with out rain for several weeks in this area. When this happens certain crops must be irrigated. Most of our fields have irrigation/drainage ditches where we can direct water from the Fraser river to supply our needs.
This photo shows our case tractor with the pump connected to the pto. They run 24 hours a day when pumping water.
Watch the movie on 1 irrigation boom watering the potatoes. It takes 8 hours (approx) to pull in the irrigation gun.
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