Re: NNG = Field Irrigation.

John K Wrote:
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> A good rule of thumb is about a $1000 per
> irrigated acre. If that machine covered 160
> acres, you might be looking at $150-160,000
> machine. Sounds like a lot, but the useful life
> might be 30 years or longer, so lots of time to
> amortize the investment. In a climate like the
> San Luis valley, it is likely the difference
> between producing a crop every year, or every 4
> years, too. Or the ability to grow higher value
> crops.
>
> And as you mentioned, using less water and energy
> is a good thing!
>
> Someone else mentioned thieves... when copper was
> sky high in price several years ago, there were
> many of these machines that were stripped of the
> wiring to sell at scrap yards. The usual culprits
> were drug addicts (and other people) looking for
> $$$. Newer machines use aluminum wiring, as it is
> lower in value and less attractive to thieves.

Thanks for the information John.