UC ANR Small Farms Network

Irrigation Design and Maintenance

*Title: Soils and Irrigation

Source: UC Cooperative Extension Fresno County              

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Description: A Series of trainings on a wide range of irrigation topics including pump and well efficiency, interpretation of well water quality, micro irrigation system maintenance, and water salinity impacts on crops. Each resource includes slides from presentations and useful imagery to demonstrate the concepts.

 

*Title: Irrigation Scheduling

Source: UC ANR Irrigation and Nutrient Management

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Description: Irrigating a crop involves two important decisions: when to start the irrigation, and for how long to irrigate. These resources provide a comprehensive overview of how to answer these questions for farm irrigation. In addition to answering these questions, this webpage as links to other useful resources such as overviews of soil moisture sensors and irrigation calculators.

 

Title: Drip Irrigation

Source: University of Wisconsin Division of Extension

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Description: This resource is a specific clearing house of resources related to drip irrigation from the basics of micro irrigation strategies to system design and maintenance. In addition to providing a wide range of resources on drip irrigation, there are other irrigation topics covered by UW Division of Extension easily accessible from the webpage.

 

Title: Drip Irrigation: An Introduction

Source: Sustainable Agriculture Techniques, Oregon State University Extension Services

Last updated: 2013

Description: This resource provides a useful overview, with diagrams, of the components of a drip irrigation system as well as key considerations for system management and maintenance over time. Given the publication date of this resource, information regarding system cost and efficiencies have changed over time and should be considered with caution.

 

*Title: Irrigation and Nutrient Management Meeting Presentations

Source: UC Cooperative Extension Monterey County

Last updated: 2024

Description: This resource archives all the presentations from UCCE Monterey County advisors on irrigation and nutrient management. Specifically, there are presentations that cover the basics of pumps, irrigation system maintenance, and strategies for monitoring crop water use.