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Irrigation Leader is dedicated to the men and women providing water to irrigators in the 17 western states and beyond. Our interviews with irrigation district managers and personnel; supplier representatives; and leading local, state and federal government officials distill the issues of the day and offer real-world perspectives and insight.
Current Editions
Here are the latest editions of Irrigation Leader magazine. You can find previous months by selecting the desired edition under the Magazines tab or by visiting our archives here.
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
Fratco has been in the pipe business for well over 100 years, but it has done an excellent job of keeping current with the times. With its earliest roots in clay pipe, the company rapidly transitioned to plastic in the 1960s, and today, it offers corrugated polyolefin…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
The Verde Ditch Company has been serving farms and residential properties since the mid-1860s. In our conversation with two of its commissioners, Linda Buchanan and Al Dupuy, we learn about its history, its infrastructure, and the modernization work…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
The Grass Valley French Ditch Company has been supplying water to users near Missoula, Montana, for more than 120 years. In that time, and particularly in recent years, its service area has shifted away from agriculture and ranching and toward residential…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In our cover interview with Galen Wittrock, the general manager of the South Platte Natural Resources District, we learn how the district and its users are working to preserve, recharge, and prudently use the groundwater that provides 95 percent of the region’s irrigation…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In this month’s issue, we speak with two New Zealand leaders who have previously appeared in the magazine, Keri Johnston and Andrew Mockford. After 10 years as the chair of trade group Irrigation New Zealand, Ms. Johnston, a natural resources engineer at…
Volume 17 Issue 3 March
In this month’s issue, we interview both the incoming and the outgoing presidents of the Washington State Water Resources Association (WSWRA). John O’Callaghan, the secretary-manager of the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, has led the…
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