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Irrigation Leader is dedicated to the men and women providing water to irrigators in the 17 western states and beyond. Our interviews with irrigation district managers and personnel; supplier representatives; and leading local, state and federal government officials distill the issues of the day and offer real-world perspectives and insight.
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Current Editions
Here are the latest editions of Irrigation Leader magazine. You can find previous months by selecting the desired edition under the Magazines tab or by visiting our archives here.
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
This month’s cover interview with Chas Weatherford marks a significant milestone: the 30th anniversary of his company, AquaLastic. What makes this commemoration especially fitting is…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
In this month’s cover story, we interview Steve Trussell, who heads up the Arizona Mining Association and the Arizona Rock Products Association, who elucidates the “surprisingly strong and long-standing…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
The Yellowstone Conservation District executes on a wide variety of responsibilities in Yellowstone County, Montana— overseeing and permitting work on the Yellowstone River or its tributaries, allocating…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
Nebraska probably has the densest concentration of center pivots on earth, but it is unusual for those pivots to be irrigating pasture. In our cover story this month, we speak with southwestern Nebraska rancher Jacob Miller, whose pivot-supported…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
In this month’s cover interview with Joah Franzoy, the assistant manager of Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID), we get into the details of an intriguing arrangement. When Mr. Franzoy started…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
In this month’s cover story with Bridget Irving, a partner at law firm Gallaway Cook Allan, we take a thorough look at the current legal and regulatory regime that governs irrigation and water…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
In our cover interview this month, we speak with John Day, the owner of D & D Motor Pump & Machine in Moses Lake, Washington. Mr. Day’s background is an impressive story of hard work and resourcefulness…
Volume 16 Issue 8 September
Square Water has developed and patented a new technology that proves that you can square the circle. How? Its new extendible pivot arm grows and shrinks as it goes around the field, meaning that it can irrigate all of a field rather than leaving…
Sharing The Waters
Sharing the Waters is a book written by the late Robert W. “Bob” Johnson, a career federal water management expert who rose through the ranks of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to eventually serve as its commissioner.
Commissioner Johnson’s insights remind readers that despite the seemingly unprecedented challenges confronting the Colorado River and its users today, contentious matters have always been a part of their history. Yet, he makes it clear that solutions for river and its use will never occur rapidly nor can they likely ever be permanent because as circumstances evolve, so too must the law of the river.
Sharing the Waters can be obtained by making a modest donation to the Water Education Fund.
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