Irrigation and Water

A 4-page overview of the impacts of the 30-year STEEP (Solutions to Economic and Environmental Problems) research and education program. ...

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, ...