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When There Isn't A Simple Answer with Prof. Dennis McLaughlin

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Water Use and Agriculture and Food Systems

Some of the big wheat growing areas were becoming reliant on irrigation to supplement natural rainfall with water pumped from underground. Over time, all that irrigation causes salts to build up in the soil. This experience in australia led to the creation of a course on water usage and agriculture and food systems. It was here where professor mcloughlin recognize that teaching these topics can bring about an extra challenge.

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