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TV: Utah has a $276M bet on farms to save Colorado River water. How’s it going?

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Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
Category: KSL-TV
Caption: Andy Rice explains how the irrigation tech upgrades at his ranch have helped save water, Aug. 21, 2024. Credit: David Condos, KUER
Caption: Andy Rice explains how the irrigation tech upgrades at his ranch have helped save water, Aug. 21, 2024. Credit: David Condos, KUER

Central Utah farmers are turning to new irrigation techniques and technology to save water. The department of agriculture is financing a lot of these projects along the Colorado River. 

 

 

Read more about saving water on the Colorado River farms here. 

Listen to the audio story here.

Mark Wetzel and Shelby Lofton
KSL 5 TV Reporters
 

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