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INCREASE YOUR IRRIGATION OPTIONS WITH A WATER UTILITY TRAILER

Owning a piece of Montana real estate has been our family’s dream for years. Finally, in 2020, we bought 11 acres of much-neglected pasture on which to build our dream home and hobby farm. The property came without irrigation rights, but what attracted us to it (besides the stunning views of the Bitterroot Range) was the presence of a small pond and seasonal surface water.

With water being our most precious resource — and the idea that Montana is only three days from a drought, or so the saying goes — we recognized we’d need a tool to help manage

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