Center-Pivot Irrigation

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A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cotton field. Central-pivot and drip irrigation are the primary systems used on more than 1.5 million acres of farmland across the state to supplement the annual forty to fifty inches of rainfall in Georgia.

Courtesy of Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Center-Pivot Irrigation

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