Eli5: how do farmers water their fields? If it doesn’t rain are they just screwed over for the year?
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Some farmers do have the ability to water the fields, some don’t.
For those that do, central pivot irrigation is one of the main ways. They have sprinklers with wheels, that pivot on a central point.
If you ever fly out west in the US, you will see a lot of circle shaped fields. This is because land is relatively cheap, and water is needed, so crops are planted in a giant circle where they can be watered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center-pivot_irrigation
That is just one common method, of which there are many. Drip irrigation is also common. It just depends on what they are growing, and where they are at.
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