John Scholten of LiveRoof: Designing Green Roofs for Water Retention and Rooftop Horticulture
They absorb storm water and transform heat traps into flourishing rooftop gardens. They create desirable green spaces in urban buildings where people live and work. What’s not to like about green roofs? Irrigation Leader spoke with John Scholten of LiveRoof about what it takes to design a green roof that thrives. [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Irrigation Leader: […]
Advancing Horticulture Careers at Northeast Community College
Sure, students in Northeast Community College’s Horticulture and Golf Course Management program learn about soil science in the classroom. But they also get out in the field and get their hands in the dirt. The result? A pipeline of young people who are prepared to take jobs in fields such as landscaping and golf course […]
Mathias Levarek: Agrotonomy’s Aeroponic Vertical Farming Solutions
Agrotonomy markets and builds vertical farming towers for clients around the world. Its simple technology drizzles a water-nutrient mixture over the roots of 20–50 plants per tower, allowing them to absorb exactly as much as they need. The towers can be deployed in commercial greenhouses, on rooftops, and outside. In this interview, Agrotonomy CEO Mathias […]
Volume 13 Issue 5 May
Introducing the Montana Edition By Kris Polly I am pleased this month to introduce our new Montana edition of Irrigation Leader, and there is no better way to do it than with our cover interview with Governor Greg Gianforte, conducted by Contributing Editor Mike Murphy. Governor Gianforte is a champion for Montana agriculture, and […]
Volume 13 Issue 5 May
Putting Legal Experience to Work for Washington Farmers By Kris Polly For this month’s cover story, we speak with Norman Semanko, who brings more than 30 years of experience with water resources and regulatory issues to his work as the water law practice group leader in the Pacific Northwest Region for Parsons Behle & […]
Volume 13 Issue 5 May
Creative Horticulture By Kris Polly The idea of irrigated agriculture conjures up images of expansive fields and center-pivot irrigators, but irrigated ag goes far beyond that. In this issue, we learn about several unconventional irrigated horticultural methods. First, we speak with Mathias Levarek, the CEO of Agrotonomy, which manufactures aeroponic tower farms that drizzle […]
Mike Wells
General Manager | Twin Loups Irrigation District and Twin Loups Reclamation District Years working in irrigation: 39 Years as a manager: 7 Number of employees: 13 full time; 2 summer part time Size of service area in acres: 56,199 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 50,000–55,000 in an average rainfall year Main […]
Gabriel Varela Cano
President | Miraflores Canal and Elqui River Joint Board of Control Years working in irrigation: 20 Years as manager: 14 Number of employees: 21 Size of service area in acres: 29,650, plus the supply of half the drinking water for a municipal system serving 600,000 people Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: […]
Juan Valero de Palma
General Secretary | Royal Canal of the Júcar Years working in irrigation: 34 Years as manager: 33 Number of employees: 161 (including the governing board and local boards) Size of service area in acres: 50,290 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 132,050 Main crops irrigated: Citrus fruit, persimmons, rice, vegetables Predominant irrigation […]
Marc Thalacker
Manager |Three Sisters Irrigation District Years working in irrigation: 25 Years as manager: 25 Number of employees: 7 Size of service area in acres: 60,000, 7,600 of which is irrigated Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 20,000–27,000 Main crops irrigated: Alfalfa, grass, grains, hemp, seed crops Predominant irrigation methods: Pivot, realign, […]