We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
The old expression of "making hay while the sun shines," has turned to "making hay while the water flows." While sunshine is needed to make crops grow so would some good rainfall for the crops.
Water for irrigation began flowing from Fresno Reservoir in late May, but has now been reduced to 100 cubic feet per second, ending the irrigation season early on the Hi-Line, but still enough to provide drinking water for the towns along the Milk River.
Roughly 18,000 people rely on the Milk River Project for irrigation and drinking water in towns along the river. Farmers in 2024 lost half of the water...
