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Irrigating Grass with a Center Pivot is like Planting Wheat with a Corn Planter. You're using the wrong tool for the job.

This 4 x 2 x 4 foot portable tank has made Nebraska cattleman Curt Morrow's rotational grazing system more feasible because all he needs to move it everyday is an ATV. The tank's quick recharge features ensures that his cattle have water when they need it.

A general rule for water consumption is that livestock need one gallon of water for each pound of dry matter consumed. As the air temperature increases from 50 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, livestock need more than twice as much water.

John Nye of K-Line North America explains the optimum number of pods per line for a portable pasture irrigation system.