Located in Camp Verde, Arizona, Sinagua Malt provides malt for the beer industry. With help from The Nature Conservancy, Chip Norton started the malting factory with barley grown the Verde Valley as a way to create a market for a crop that uses less water than traditional alfalfa. ©Ted Wood Usage rights are granted for editorial and nonprofit purposes only. No commercial or re-sale rights are granted without permission of the photographer. Full use and licensing information can be found here, https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/license
This corn crop on a ranch owned by The Nature Conservancy in the Verde Valley used to be irrigated by flood or furrow irrigation. TNC installed a much more efficient drip irrigation system. Black hosing snakes through the crop delivering just the right amount of water when it’s needed. ©Ted Wood Usage rights are granted for editorial and nonprofit purposes only. No commercial or re-sale rights are granted without permission of the photographer. Full use and licensing information can be found here, https://waterdesk.org/multimedia/license
