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CONTENTS


VOL. 4, ISSUE 4 | Spring 2020


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FEATURES Water


8 A year later What effect did the severe flooding of 2019 have on farmers, farmland and irrigation?


14 Don’t go drilling alone Put experience and expertise on your side to avoid costly irrigation well drilling mistakes and failures.


Pumps


18 The cost to move water With the expense of running a pump, it is valuable to know your energy costs to irrigate.


More


22 Weighing wireless options It can be a challenge to evaluate which wireless communication is best for your irrigation operation.


14 IN EVERY ISSUE


Editorial message .................4 Economy ..........................6 Your best practice ............... 26 International trends ............. 28 Legislative update .............. 30 Tech corner ...................... 32 Association news ................ 34 Industry insights ................ 36 Weather outlook ................ 38 Ad index ......................... 38


The Survey says ...


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Irrigation Today is published quarterly by the Irrigation Association, 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22031-4511 USA, Tel 703.536.7080, Fax 703.536.7019, info@ irrigationtoday.org, www.irrigationtoday.org. The IA and Irrigation Today are not responsible for content or opinions included in this publication. Reference in this publication to any specific commercial product or service is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the IA. The publisher grants free subscriptions to those who work in the agriculture industry, and all requests will be reviewed for qualification. Those who do not qualify can subscribe by paying the one-year subscription fee of $20 ($35/ year international rate).


ISSN 2572-7826 (print) | ISSN 2572-7834 (online) | © 2020 by the Irrigation Association. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Irrigation Association.


POSTMASTER – Please send address changes to: Irrigation Today, 8280 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Fairfax, VA 22031-4511. irrigationtoday.org Spring 2020 | Irrigation TODAY 3


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