Association news
CAIA announces fall meeting
Registration is now open for the California Agricultural Irrigation Association’s 2018 Fall Meeting, Sept. 5-7, at the SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel in Pismo Beach, California.
Meeting highlights include the following:
• legislative/regulatory roundtable discussion
• technical/educational sessions
• member meeting and keynote speaker
• tour of an agriculture operation
• golf tournament
CAIA members and nonmembers are welcome to attend. Meeting information and registration materials are available on the CAIA website at
www.calirrigation.com.
Family Farm Alliance
Pat Riley (Montana) represented the Family Farm Alliance at a May 9 Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018.
The AWIA 2018 includes specific provisions that will benefit the Upper Missouri River watershed, as well as rural communities and agricultural water users in other parts of the West. Some of the key provisions of AWIA 2018 include modifications to Fontenelle Reservoir in Wyoming, flood protection on the Snake River, control of invasive species, and evaluation of federal agency capabilities and capacity.
AWIA 2018 authorizes projects that have undergone congressional scrutiny and have completed chief of engineers’ reports from the Army Corps of Engineers. The legislation will repair aging drinking water, wastewater and irrigation systems.
Visit
www.familyfarmalliance. org for more information on the hearing and legislation.
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40 Irrigation TODAY | July 2018
Youth learn about water technology
In an effort to develop the future workforce and encourage youth to pursue a career in agriculture, Western Growers hosted a Junior AgSharks Competition on May 8, 2018, in Reedley, California. More than 60 students from local high schools and colleges heard pitches from startup companies developing technologies to solve agriculture’s most pressing issues, such as water supply and quality. After hearing the pitches, the students “conferred” with a panel of venture capitalists and farmers to choose which startup they felt had the best technology to solve issues plaguing the Central Valley.
By hearing about the latest technologies and interacting with leaders in the agricultural industry and venture capitalist space, students were exposed to the fact that the industry is in need of future leaders who are interested in topics related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The event culminated in a keynote address from Andra Keay of Silicon Valley Robotics, where participants gleaned wisdom about being the future of ag and tech. “You are the robot jockeys of the future,” Keay said to the students. Junior AgSharks was part of Western Growers’ Innovation in the Central Valley event where Western Growers is advancing innovation by bringing agricultural technologies to farmers.
For more information, go to
www.wga.com.
Expand your irrigation knowledge through E3
Students and faculty can now apply for the Foundation’s Irrigation E3 program and take advantage of the unique opportunities available only at the Irrigation Show and Education Conference. The E3 program provides irrigation industry exposure, experience and education. Apply by Sept. 21 for your chance to be a part of this valuable program and receive an education and travel award for the 2018 Irrigation Show and Education Conference in Long Beach, California, Dec. 3-7. Go to www.
irrigationfoundation.org/E3 for more information and to apply.
Scholarship winners announced
The Irrigation Foundation recently announced that 21 students were selected as recipients of the 2018 Irrigation Foundation scholarships. These recipients are from two- and four-year institutions across the nation and will receive scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500. 2018 marks the second year the Foundation has awarded scholarships to students with an interest in the irrigation field. Go to
www.irrigation. org/scholarships to see a list of the winners and learn more about the Foundation’s scholarship program.
Smart practices. Sustainable solutions. VOL. 2, ISSUE 1 | July 2017
Incentives for
Modernizing EQIP funding, pump
efficiency & center pivot drip
Smart Irrigation Month Smart Technologies
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