Irrigation

Spotlights

Sprinkler irrigation Irrigation Publications

USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.

Publications on irrigation from the AGRICOLA database.


Irrigation & Water

USDA Economic Research Service

Facts and figures about irrigation in the United States.


NRCS Irrigation Page

USDA. NRCS. West National Technology Support Center.

Serves as a clearinghouse for information on irrigation and natural resources conservation. Find models, handbooks, manuals, training and other materials.


California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS)

State of California. Department of Water Resources. Office of Water Use Efficiency.

"Assists California's irrigators manage their water resources efficiently -- saving water, energy, and money."


Drip, Trickle, and Surge Irrigation

USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.

Bibliography of 335 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering drip, trickle, and surge irrigation.


Irrigation Management Practices to Protect Ground Water and Surface Water Quality - State of Washington (PDF | 4.34 MB)

Washington State University. Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Studies.

Produced by the Washington State Cooperative Extension Service.


Irrigation Water Quality

USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.

Read publications and/or abstracts on the topic; also see citations of older documents.


National Irrigation Water Quality Program

DOI. Bureau of Reclamation.

"Due to a significant reduction in program funding in FY2005, the majority of program activities were suspended. The website provides current data for other associated programs, research activities, and the status of each project in FY2005. This serves as an invaluable foundation for ongoing research activities and future remediation in these project areas."


Polyacrylamide (PAM) and Soils

USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.

Read publications and/or abstracts on the topic; also see citations of older documents.


Water Management Research

USDA. Agricultural Research Service.

Provides information on irrigation research programs and projects.


Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and others.

"The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and the UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC), in collaboration with the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), have initiated a Capacity Development Project on the Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture." This site provides publications and videos on the topic.


Wastewater Irrigation

USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.

Bibliography of 158 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering Jan 1990-Jun 1993.