Irrigation Water Management
This program focuses on irrigation scheduling and water and equipment management, including urban and suburban settings, for water conservation. Aspects of this program include:
- Water, soil moisture and crop water use measurement
- Irrigation system selection, design and maintenance
- Improved irrigation water management strategies
Research efforts include:
- Field measurement and modeling of crop water use and soil moisture movement
- Soil moisture monitoring equipment
- Improved irrigation water management strategies
- Flow hydraulics and erosion in irrigation furrows
- Design of buried drip irrigation systems
- Evaluation of seepage from dairy lagoons and recommended construction practices
Current UI Extension topics include irrigation with limited water supplies and system maintenance impact on uniformity of water application.
Center Pivot Irrigation of Corn
Review Center pivot irrigation for corn: Water management and system design considerations in southern Idaho, BUL881, to learn more about water requirements during different crop stages of corn, impact of water stress during different growing stages on yield and quality of silage corn. This publication also discusses irrigation system design considerations to avoid water stress and resulting impacts on yield and quality.