Volume 14 Issue 6 June NZ
In our cover story this month, we speak with Sarah Elliot, who is both the Australia/New Zealand senior marketing specialist for the major irrigation equipment manufacturer…
Volume 14 Issue 5 May NZ
In this month’s cover story, we speak with John Sunckell, an elected councilor for Environment Canterbury, Canterbury’s regional council, about efficiency, the environment,…
Volume 14 Issue 4 April NZ
With the crisis in the Colorado basin, water leaders around the nation are looking for examples of successful basin-scale water management programs. One illuminating example …
Volume 14 Issue 3 March NZ
New Zealand’s regulations, climatic patterns, and land use are all changing. To help them understand these changes and know what to do in response, New Zealand farmers and…
Volume 14 Issue 2 February NZ
With concerns about climate change and water quality and quantity driving new regulations, this is a difficult time for many New Zealand farmers.
Volume 14 Issue 1 January NZ
Stephen McNally is a longtime irrigation industry professional who now serves as Irrigation New Zealand’s principal technical advisor.
Volume 13 Issue 10 Nov/Dec NZ
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 for
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 […]
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 […]