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Border dyke irrigation

In regions with low annual rainfall, irrigation allows farmers to increase production, and also to have reliable production from year to year. Irrigation systems are costly and so the crops or animal produce from the farm must be able to more than compensate for the investment.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
Reference: Canterbury is a Hundred. National Film Unit, 1950

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Sue Zydenbos. 'Arable farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/arable-farming/6/2