Solar Watering can save stress during droughts
Cattle grazer Tim Hoven has a love-hate relationship with solar watering systems. “When it works great, it’s amazing. But when there’s complications, it’s extremely frustrating — just like any piece of technology,” the Eckvillearea producer said in an interview last month. “Yesterday, I was literally out fighting a frozen water line that had drained the battery, and I had 180 animals that hadn’t had a drink yet. “It posed a bit of a challenge for a cold Tuesday morning.” Hove