What is Irrigation Water Management?
Integrated Water Management (IWM) is an integrated strategy for managing crop water use for maximum efficiency. To implement IWM, you need to know some essential information about your farming operation. Ask yourself these questions: 1. What are the performance characteristics of my irrigation system? 2. How much water do my crops need and when do they need it? The Farm and Home Advisory can help you answer the first question. Mission RCD can help answer the second question by conducting an IRRIGATION SYSTEM EVALUATION. Mission RCD has provided irrigation water management assistance to north county growers for over 15 years. The process starts when you have an IRRIGATION SYSTEM EVALUATION, the foundation of irrigation water management. What does an Irrigation System Evaluation entail? The primary purpose of an irrigation evaluation is to assess the performance of your irrigation system while it is in operation. To do this, we’ll have you turn on various portions of the system for a sho
