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WATER
“Our Most Valuable Resource”

          Many people today believe that land is our most valuable resource, but is it?  It is true that there is only a limited amount of good, fertile soil in any given area, but what is the land worth without water?  Great civilizations throughout history have always flourished around great water sources. In the United States, settlers moving west settled first in areas that had ample water resources.  Water is essential for crop and livestock production, as well as human survival. Water is our most valuable resource.

          In our early history of the United States, there was limited irrigated farming along rivers, streams and lakes, but the majority of the farming was dry land.  Most farmers at this time simply prepared their soil, planted their crops, and hoped for enough moisture to produce a good crop.  As our population grew, and our borders expanded, so did the demand for quality agricultural products.  In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, there was a lot of fertile land that could be brought under production if ample irrigation water was available.  In the arid regions of the western United States, and many other regions, reservoirs and water distribution systems were constructed along many major rivers and tributaries.  This allowed water to be stored during the winter and used to irrigate crops throughout the growing season.  Vast canal systems were constructed in order to distribute the irrigation water to the farmers.  These irrigation systems have enabled thousands of additional acres to be brought under cultivation throughout the United States.  Across the United States today, many farmers are dependent on local irrigation districts, especially in the arid regions of our nation.  Farmers in many other regions depend heavily on well water for their irrigated cropland.  Most of these irrigation wells are expensive to establish and costly to maintain and use.

          With the increasing demands that our ever-expanding populations are putting on our water resources, we must be careful to make the most efficient use of our available water sources.  We can no longer afford to willfully waste our water for industrial, domestic, or agricultural uses.  Today in the United States, our growing population is demanding more and more water, while at the same time our water resources continue to dwindle.  How are we going to insure that there will be enough water in the future?

          Recently, our water has become a political pawn in many areas across the United States.  Trying to satisfy urban, industrial, and agricultural water demands has caused many heated political debates.  Whoever controls the water will in actuality control vast areas of our country.  Should local agencies, county agencies, state agencies, or the federal government control our nations vast water resources?  Everyone seems to have a different answer to this question, but which answer is right for our nation as a whole?

          Farmers in the United States have to face the problem of protecting our water quality and supply.  It is everyone’s responsibility to use our water resources wisely.  We can no longer use chemicals without taking into consideration what effect they are going to have on our soil and especially on our precious water supplies.  Farmers must look for modern water conservation farming techniques and products to make more efficient use of their irrigation water.  The days of wanton waste of our agriculture irrigation waters is rapidly coming to an end.  Farmers must look ahead and plan to conserve our precious water sources today, in order to insure that there will be a tomorrow for agriculture here in the United States.

          When Kozgro’s organic fertilizer and plant food, AFB, is used as directed, farmers report irrigation savings of up to 25%.  The soil is able to absorb and hold water longer in the root zone area when using Kozgro’s AFB.  The AFB not only adds humus to the soil immediately, but helps restore the humus cycle.  AFB breaks down the salts that have built up in our soils from years of using chemicals, into cell and tissue salts.  Once the salts have been broken down, beneficial macroorganisms, such as earthworms, and beneficial microorganisms flourish.  Earthworm eggs will not hatch in soils with a high salt content, but their eggs will remain viable for 40 years, or more in the soil.  Once the salts are broken down by the AFB, the eggs will hatch and their populations will grow rapidly.  With the humus cycle restored along with the beneficial microorganisms and earthworms populations reestablished in the soil, the natural water holding capacity of the soil is restored.  This is how Kozgro’s AFB can reduce the amount of irrigation water needed for crop production.

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