They poo poo any study to determine if the increasing number of irrigation wells will have an effect on the aquifers in my state. Any plans to restrict water usage are immediately blocked by the Indiana Farm Bureau.
I have to wonder when I see the farmer across the road pumping 800 gpm during a driving rainstorm. Some crank them up even when there is a 100 percent chance of rain within hours. We see more and more government subsidized irrigation wells popping up and the state has no plans to monitor ground water levels.
Near me there is a field of corn without irrigation and one with. This year there doesn't seem to be any difference.
The manager of a trout rearing station north of me says he can tell when the big commercial farms start pumping.
Ask Esshup what happens to his pond and ground water level when the irrigation wells crank up.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 08/22/1512:02 PM.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
