Irrigation and Water

This full-color illustrated guide for optimizing alfalfa production according to the growing conditions common throughout Idaho and east of the Cascades in Oregon and Washington provides specific reco ...

Describes nutrient management practices for pastures to produce forage as a main feed source for western Oregon and Washington livestock. ...

Understanding future water resource conditions for Washington State is critically important: learn what scenarios are and how to apply them here.

Combining the high efficiency of surface drip irrigation with the flexibility and convenience of center pivot, MDI might be the answer you’re looking for.

Recent advances using the latest remote sensing can benefit farmers and producers looking to estimate or reduce their water use, and many of these resources are free and publicly available. Learn more about some of the methods used for tracking crop evapotranspiration in the field.

In 2008, there were 1.3 million acres in the Pacific Northwest being irrigated by wheel-lines or hand-lines. This publication provides practical advice on managing those irrigation systems, including ...

Currently, West Nile virus infects nearly 15% of mosquitoes in parts of Washington State, so effective mosquito control is increasingly important in irrigated orchards for keeping workers and animals safe. This publication breaks down multiple ways you can begin to get a handle on pesky mosquito populations.

Water management can be a practical and financial challenge in any situation. This publication focuses on analyses used for typical agricultural irrigation water sources. The impact of irrigation ...

Some growers manage soils with very different textures (sand to silt to clay) and/or different depths (shallow to deep), all within the same field. These types of highly variable soils make irrigatio ...