Sediments are one of the main nonpoint sources of pollution for lakes, rivers, and streams in the Inland Northwest. This 8-page publication (including cover) shares strategies for protecting waters ...
Under drought conditions, vineyards are impacted by a variety of environmental factors that growers may or may not be able to control. This publication discusses the many water-related factors that af ...
Vegetative filter strips are planted strips of land that typically have grasses to act as a filter to catch and filter pollutants out of runoff water. Use of vegetative filter strips are considered a ...
Common challenges in central Washington pear orchards include plugging filters, uneven pressure on hills and slopes, over- and underwatering, irregular water distribution throughout the block, and low water holding capacity in sandy soils. Learn about the potential solutions and tools that mitigate these issues, boosting fruit quality and growers’ profits.
Vegetative filter strips have proven to be effective in improving water quality on rill-irrigated row crops, especially when they’re established before the crop irrigation season begins. Establishing ...
En el año 2008, habían cerca de 3 millones de acres, en los Estados Unidos, que eran regadas con líneas de riego de alas móviles-rodantes y líneas de alas móviles-a-mano con 1.3 millones de esas acre ...
Washington State is the largest producer of native spearmint oil in the U.S. This publication provides guidelines for assessing how deficit irrigation (deliberately irrigating a crop with less water t ...
WSU Drought Advisory: Controlling weeds greatly reduces water loss in crops. Many weeds, such as ragweed, sunflower, lambsquarter, and Russian thistle, use more water than crops like wheat, corn, and ...
Past droughts and threats of droughts in Washington
have caused concern about survival of
garden and landscape plants. These include
many woody trees and shrubs, vegetables, bulbs,
and bedding pla ...
Applying fertilizers and chemicals to crops through an irrigation system involves multiple factors and lots of calculations. Whether you’re calculating injection rates for center pivots or drip lines, ...
Applying fertilizers and chemicals to crops through an irrigation system involves multiple factors and lots of calculations. Whether you’re calculating injection rates for center pivots or drip lines, ...
Provides a concise overview of water repellency as it relates to soil, and explains how surfactants work to increase water absorption in areas characterized by poor water infiltration and distributio ...
This bulletin, the size of a 3X5 card, has a table of water measurement over a Cipoletti weir, as well as examples for determining the gross amount of water applied in surface irrigation. ...
Este manual tiene por objetivo aclarar las opciones y estrategias de riego en los cultivos comerciales de uva, tanto para jugo como para vino, en el estado de Washington. Este documento cubre los asp ...
This publication will help growers in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon design an integrated pest management (IPM) program for Sitona hispidulus, a pest of alfalfa and clover that occurs throughout the Un ...
Applying fertilizers and chemicals to crops through an irrigation system involves multiple factors and lots of calculations. Whether you’re calculating injection rates for center pivots or drip lines, ...
Applying fertilizers and chemicals to crops through an irrigation system involves multiple factors and lots of calculations. Whether you’re calculating injection rates for center pivots or drip lines, ...
Applying fertilizers and chemicals to crops through an irrigation system involves multiple factors and lots of calculations. Whether you’re calculating injection rates for center pivots or drip lines, ...
Applying fertilizers and chemicals to crops through an irrigation system involves multiple factors and lots of calculations. Whether you’re calculating injection rates for center pivots or drip lines, ...
This fact sheet describes how to calculate injection rates for chemigation. English units are used exclusively. Many of the equations can be solved with the irrigation calculators provided at http:// ...
Anaerobic digesters are used worldwide to produce bioenergy and sustainably treat organic waste from municipal, industrial, and agricultural operations. This fact sheet reviews the basic elements of ...
This publication outlines the results of a 2015 study conducted on the effects of three soil improvement practices used in the Columbia Basin: organic amendments, cover crops and green manures, and hi ...