What is in this article?: - New generation farmers add 21st
Century spin to operation - Irrigation technology - EQIP is one
of dozens of programs offered by the Natural Resource
Conservation Service. - The Ogallala water level is less than
half of its capacity. - Computerized pivot panels alert the
Gonzales brothers to any problems via text message. LEPA System
using Bubblers to disperse water evenly on alfalfa field Joseph
and Jeremy Gonzales are doing something different with their
Gonzales Land and Cattle operation in Lovington, New Mexico, and
it’s got neighbors noticing. There is a marked difference in
this patch of the southeastern New Mexico community with
vibrant, green fields of alfalfa. How are these producers
beating the odds against the drought and perpetual wind that
nearly all farmers and ranchers face in New Mexico? The secret
is in the water – not how much is used but how it is applied.
Thanks to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP),
the Gonzales brothers replaced their antiquat