As to the farmers and this years (2012) crops... it appears form God, because God didn't give Kansas near enough this year.
But what i don't get about this world (USA) is we will spend billions on outer space at the tax payers expense to take basically nothing but pictures and millions are starving in this world. There are a billion people in the world today who do not get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life, according to the United Nations.
Now why is it we can't run a pipeline (oil companies do?) for water from a Major source and get all farmers free access to water 100% of the time? We would grow tons more food and be able to help the starving folks around the world.
Farmers could use the water to water the crops
Farmers take or divert water from a river for irrigation purposes, and to water their crops.
There's not enough rain to water the crops. The farmers have to get the water that runs off the mountains to where the crops are.
There's not enough rain to water the crops. The farmers have to get the water that runs off the mountains to where the crops are.
Farmers planted crops that did not need a lot of water to grow
The Aztec farmers watered their plants by waiting for rain to give them water.
Rain
no water to much sun
The state of Kansas is known as the breadbasket of America. This is because farmers in Kansas grow wheat along with other crops.
Each and everyone of them. It's hot and dry area, even the ones growing crops near watersources have to water their crops time to time.Although, if you want to nit-pick then I suppose the farmers that are currently in the military do not water crops.
The development of farming in Sumer is considered one of the earliest known instances of agriculture, dating back to around 5000 BCE. Sumerians practiced intensive agriculture, utilizing irrigation systems such as canals and dikes to control water flow from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The surplus food produced from farming allowed for the growth of Sumerian cities and the emergence of complex societies.
4. How did ancient farmers use the water of the Indus river system to help grow crops?