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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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From 1967 to 2000 California farmers have increased their water management efficiency by nearly 90 percent, thanks in part to increased water management efficiencies and improved plant varieties.
From 2004-2006, San Joaquin farmers alone spent more than a half billion dollars in new irrigation equipment.
Below are methods for farmers and agricultural water suppliers can improve water management:
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Monday, 21 April 2008 |
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April 22 is Earth Day 2008, and few people know better than California's Agriculturalists how important it is to maintain a healthy environment. Sustainability, responsibility and stewardship have been the bywords of California Agriculture for more than 150 years.
To learn some great examples of how California's Irrigation Districts and Farmers are improving water management efficiency in environmentally responsible ways, check out our booklet: A Smaller Footprint -Managing our Resources.
Download a Paperless copy Here!
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
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NRCS Irrigation Page
The NRCS Irrigation Page provides information on a wide variety of irrigation topics including: Water management models, irrigation discussion groups, and a number of handbooks and manuals concerning irrigation systems.
ATTRA National Center for Appropriate Technologies
ATTRA provides a wide variety of Drought-Related material, including many of those areas previously mentioned here, including: Irrigation scheduling, system maintenance and evaluations, and crop selection/patterns
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Wednesday, 26 March 2008 |
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NRCS Conservation Planning Worksheets
Natural Resource Conservation
Service has prepared a number of worksheets to improve water and soil
management, and facilitate conservation efforts. This site has a number
of worksheets that focus on water conservation, and evaluating your
current irrigation system.
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