Will farmers have to start paying for their water?

That’s what grape growers like Niagara’s David Lambert fear, but experts say that this isn’t on the horizon

by SUSAN MANN

Niagara-on-the-Lake grape grower David Lambert has to irrigate his 200-acre crop about once a month if his area hasn’t received any rain, pumping water out of a nearby creek to use in both his overhead and trickle irrigation systems.

Better Farming - December 2011