The Fruits of Their Labor: Farming in Tualatin Valley
The variety and quantity of food crops grown in Oregon's Tualatin Valley is impressive, and it needs a lot of water to thrive.
The Tualatin Valley story highlights one of the primary benefit of irrigation modernization – food security. Tualiatin Valley’s agricultural projects find their way to every corner of the region and the dinner tables of millions of Americans. While the district is mostly piped and has realized both significant water quantity and conservation benefits, continuing modernization in the Valley to ensure water reliability remains important so that farmers can continue to put food on the tables of millions of Americans for years to come.