Volume 14 Issue 6 June
Touring irrigated farmland in Australia is always impressive. Stricken by the Millennium Drought of 1998–2010, Australia reacted vigorously with government policy, the…
Tom Knutson: 20 Years of Title Transfer
Tom Knutson was the general manager of central Nebraska’s Loup Basin Reclamation District and its daughter districts, Farwell Irrigation District and Sargent Irrigation District, when Loup Basin completed a title transfer from the Bureau of Reclamation in 2002. Now, 20 years later,he is helping other districts buy back their assets as the president of Water […]
Nicky Hyslop: The Importance of Irrigation and Water Storage for New Zealand Agriculture
Nicky Hyslop brings more than 20 years of experience to her work as a New Zealand farmer and a member of the boards of several industry groups and agricultural co-ops. In this interview, she shares her views about agriculture’s role in New Zealand’s water future and talks about her experience with joining a then-new irrigation […]
John Stuhlmiller of the Washington State Water Resources Association: A Voice for Irrigation Districts
The Washington State Water Resources Association (WSWRA) advocates for water districts, including those of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia Basin and Yakima Projects, to ensure that they can continue to deliver water to their customers. In this interview, Irrigation Leader speaks with the association’s new executive director, John Stuhlmiller, a former lobbyist for the Farm […]
New Tools to Boost Efficiency at the Middle Republic Natural Resources District
The Middle Republican Natural Resource District (MRNRD) is one of Nebraska’s 23 natural resources districts (NRDs)—local, watershed-based agencies that handle a wide variety of environmental issues across the state, including groundwater quantity and quality, soil erosion, and flood prevention. In a district in which the largest source of water is groundwater—with an estimated 77 million […]
Reinke Brings Smiles to Family With Minipivot
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Each day is a new opportunity to help others. Reinke Manufacturing’s daily work involves putting the finest irrigation products and technologies in the hands of growers around the world. But one day last fall, Reinke and one of its dealers in Nebraska had the opportunity to install a minipivot that did far more […]
A Program to Help Frito-Lay’s Farmers With Land Stewardship That Boosts the Bottom Line
Nebraska’s Central Platte Natural Resource District (CPNRD) is working with Precision Conservation Management (PCM) to help growers for the local Frito-Lay plant assess and integrate conservation practices that can improve the environment as well as their bottom lines. In this interview, Irrigation Leader speaks with CPNRD General Manager Lyndon Vogt and PCM Conservation Specialist Darren […]
THE EQUIPMENT INTERVIEWS
Number of employees: 80 Size of service area in acres: 90,640 Amount of water diverted for irrigation per year in acre-feet: 282,098 (2010); 57,707 (2021) Main crops irrigated: Alfalfa, chiles, cotton, onions, pecans Predominant irrigation methods: Flood, drip [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Patrick Sullivan Treasurer-Manager Elephant Butte Irrigation District Las Cruces, NM Irrigation Leader: How many vehicles […]
THE EQUIPMENT INTERVIEWS
Number of employees: 111 full time plus 5–10 seasonal Size of service area in acres: 233,000 Amount of water diverted per year for irrigation in acre-feet: 980,000 Main crops irrigated: Alfalfa, apples and other tree fruit, corn, grass seed, potatoes, onions, timothy hay, wheat Predominant irrigation methods: Sprinkler [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] John O’Callaghan Secretary/Manager South Columbia […]
THE EQUIPMENT INTERVIEWS
Number of employees: 63 Size of service area in acres: 55,105 Total amount of water diverted per year for irrigation in acre-feet: Billed—105,393; available—133,768 Main irrigated crops: Almonds, corn, grapes, pasture, rice Predominant irrigation methods: Drip tape, flood, pivot [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Headline_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] José Nuncio President Sorraia Valley Irrigators and Water Users Association Coruche, Portugal Irrigation Leader: […]