Volume 14 Issue 3 March AZ

The deep cuts to Central Arizona Project (CAP) deliveries caused by the tier 2 shortage on the Colorado River are top of mind for all irrigated producers in central Arizona. To help…

Volume 14 Issue 2 February AZ

This year, for the first time in its 50-year history, Hohokam Irrigation and Power will have no water to distribute to its farmers. The tier 2 cuts in deliveries of Colorado River…

Volume 14 Issue 1 January AZ

The eventual decision in the Supreme Court case Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, known as Sackett II, will affect water managers nationwide.

Volume 13 Issue 10 Nov/Dec AZ

With levels in Lakes Powell and Mead continuing to sink, the Colorado basin drought is still top of mind for everyone in the American West.

Volume 13 Issue 9 October

Irrigation districts own and operate major infrastructure and powerful machines, but their greatest assets are their employees. That being the case, it is just as important

Volume 13 Issue 7 July/August

Cost Crunches and Financial Planning By Kris Polly The drought-driven reduction in hydropower production in the Colorado basin and the increasing costs of hydroelectricity and alternate power sources threatens to create a perfect storm for Arizona irrigation districts and irrigated producers. In our cover interview this month, Ed Gerak, the executive director of the Irrigation […]

Volume 13 Issue 6 June

Updating Infrastructure, Securing Water Supplies, and Preserving Ag By Kris Polly For 100 years, the Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) has brought groundwater from South Phoenix to irrigate a large agricultural area in the Avondale, Goodyear, and Buckeye areas of Arizona. Like many Phoenix-area irrigation entities, RID is grappling with the effects of urbanization, aging infrastructure, […]

Donovan Neese: 100 Years of Irrigated Agriculture at the Roosevelt Irrigation District

For 100 years, the Roosevelt Irrigation District (RID) has brought groundwater from South Phoenix to irrigate a large agricultural area in the Avondale, Goodyear, and Buckeye areas of Arizona. Like many Phoenix-area irrigation entities, RID is grappling with the effects of urbanization, aging infrastructure, and water supply issues. Irrigation Leader spoke with Superintendent Donovan Neese […]

Uri Segev: Bringing N‑Drip’s Advanced Microirrigation Systems to Arizona

N‑Drip wants to help solve the global water crisis by helping the world’s farmers convert flood irrigation to gravity-powered microirrigation. Its system, developed by Israel’s former water commissioner, Professor Uri Shani, transforms existing flood infrastructure into cost-effective, precise drip systems, without the use of filters or pumps. Irrigation Leader spoke with N‑Drip’s U.S. vice president […]

Volume 13 Issue 5 May

Revolutionary Drip Technology Comes to Arizona By Kris Polly Israeli company N-Drip recently moved its U.S. headquarters to Arizona, where it aims to transform existing flood irrigation into drip irrigation that does not need filters or pumps. N-Drip’s U.S. vice president for business development, Uri Segev, tells us about how N-Drip is helping farmers in […]