What is furrow irrigation, and what is overhead irrigation?
Furrow irrigation is where the water for the crop runs along the ground between the rows of row crop like corn or spreads over the ground in sort of a sheet flow over hay or pasture land. The water is taken from a ditch with siphon tubes to get it out of the ditch and into the field. Overhead or sprinkler irrigation is water applied from a center pivot irrigation system that goes in circles around the field to apply the water. Go to the University of Nebraska web site to find much more information.
