Volume 12 Issue 6 June
New Zealand Excellence By Kris Polly New Zealanders are money smart and are willing to embrace advantageous new ideas. This makes New Zealand both a source of new technology for the world and an attractive market for businesses in the United States and elsewhere. In our cover interview this month, Vanessa Winning, who has […]
Volume 12 Issue 5 May Arizona Edition
Introducing Chairwoman Amelia Flores By Kris Polly Amelia Flores is a longtime councilmember and public servant of the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT), and in 2020, she became the first woman to be elected chair of CRIT’s Tribal Council. In our cover story, Chairwoman Flores tells us about her responsibilities as chairwoman, CRIT’s irrigation […]
Volume 12 Issue 5 May
The Valuable Work of Small Irrigation Districts By Kris Polly The beauty of American agriculture lies not just in its epic magnitude and immense productivity, but in the fact that it so often has a local and small-scale character. Small and family farms are integral to U.S. agriculture; so too are small local irrigation […]
Volume 12 Issue 5 May Washington State Edition
Toni Meacham: Wrangling Water Law in Washington By Kris Polly Toni Meacham is a highly respected ag and water attorney in central Washington State. She is also an active, fifth-generation rancher. Her personal and family background as well as her legal training gives her and insider’s knowledge of ag and water law, making her […]
Volume 12 Issue 4 April
Constant Improvement By Kris Polly Irrigation water managers in this nation have a difficult job and carry it out well. They keep systems in good repair, solve problems, and track water use and effects on the environment. In addition to the day-to-day management and maintenance of their systems, they are also always looking for […]
Volume 12 Issue 4 April Washington State Edition
An Advocate for Washington Water and Hydropower Users By Kris Polly In this month’s Washington State edition of Irrigation Leader, I am pleased to present an interview of Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers carried out by Washington State Water Resources Association Executive Director Tom Myrum. In it, Tom asks Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers about her priorities […]
Volume 12 Issue 4 April Arizona Edition
Introducing Arizona Irrigation Leader By Kris Polly Arizona’s irrigated agriculture is a national treasure that supplies much of this nation’s winter produce. I am pleased to be launching a new Arizona edition of Irrigation Leader, and in this inaugural issue, I am pleased to feature an interview with Arizona House of Representatives Speaker Russell […]
Volume 12 Issue 3 March
Severe Drought on the Rio Grande The Rio Grande basin will soon enter its third decade of drought. This somber fact is well known to all the water managers on the river. The drought has affected their storage and deliveries and led to crop loss. Yet it has also inspired impressive feats of water […]
Volume 12 Issue 3 March Washington State Edition
Tree Fruit: A Crucial Element of Washington’s Irrigated Agriculture Barge traffic on the Columbia and Snake Rivers is a major route by which Washington State’s irrigated crops are shipped to the coast and around the world, and the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association (PNWA) is the trade association that brings together ports, businesses, public agencies, […]
Volume 12 Issue 2 February Washington State Edition
Tree Fruit: A Crucial Element of Washington’s Irrigated Agriculture In this month’s issue of Irrigation Leader, we highlight tree fruit, truly a jewel in the crown of Washington’s irrigated agriculture. As Jon DeVaney, the president of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA), tells us, tree fruit makes up 25–30 percent of the approximately […]