Tagged: Klamath

Environment
12:56 pm
Fri March 30, 2012

Water Will Flow To Southern Oregon Farms April 1st

Credit Earthfix
Rob Unruh

Idaho farmers this time of year are thinking a lot about water and wondering if there will be enough for their crops and livestock. A wet spring has boosted snow packs and hopes throughout the region. But in Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin, farmers are a bit worried.  That's because local officials have declared a drought in Klamath County.   

Rob Unruh’s farmhouse is just about a mile from the border with California. This winter, he planted wheat in the field in front of his house, to hold the soil in place. Skinny green stalks, almost invisible, poke up out of the ground.

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