Volume 13 Issue 6 June
The Central Valley Issue By Kris Polly California’s Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world, growing fruit, vegetables, grains, and nuts for domestic and international consumption. Like many regions in the West, it is also facing drought, groundwater overdraft, and other water supply challenges. This month, we focus […]
Volume 13 Issue 5 May
Planning for the Future of Ashburton By Kris Polly Ashburton District’s rich soil and abundant water make it an agricultural powerhouse, but those resources must be carefully husbanded to ensure economic success and environmental protection. In this month’s cover story, district Mayor Neil Brown discusses Ashburton’s farming prowess as well as the challenges posed […]
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 […]
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 […]
Volume 13 Issue 4 April
Introducing the Managers Issue By Kris Polly The success and flourishing of an irrigation district depend on many things—weather, funding, upkeep, modernization, and planning, for instance—but perhaps no factor counts as much as does a good manager. A manager must know their district’s distinctive characteristics and challenges, their employees, and their board. And they […]
Volume 13 Issue 4 April
Bringing Experience and Understanding to the Legal Field By Kris Polly The success and flourishing of an irrigation district depend on many things—weather, funding, upkeep, modernization, and planning, for instance—but perhaps no factor counts as much as does a good manager. A manager must know their district’s distinctive characteristics and challenges, their employees, and […]
Volume 13 Issue 4 April
Introducing the Managers Issue By Kris Polly The success and flourishing of an irrigation district depend on many things—weather, funding, upkeep, modernization, and planning, for instance—but perhaps no factor counts as much as does a good manager. A manager must know their district’s distinctive characteristics and challenges, their employees, and their board. And they […]
Volume 13 Issue 4 April
Introducing the Managers Issue By Kris Polly The success and flourishing of an irrigation district depend on many things—weather, funding, upkeep, modernization, and planning, for instance—but perhaps no factor counts as much as does a good manager. A manager must know their district’s distinctive characteristics and challenges, their employees, and their board. And they […]