As the drought-ravaged summer pushes some ranchers toward the grim prospect of selling off herds, a pair of Manitobans are offering ways to pump water for cattle to those parched pastures — and business is booming. A water trough is hooked up to the underground pipeline through a surface connection called a riser, which links to the buried main line. "When you need water, you need water. Cattle need water but there are pastures with dried-up creeks. If a rancher has a dugout with low water, the unit can be used to pump it directly into a trough.

Source: CBC News August 14, 2021 10:52 UTC