Almost from the dawn of time, water cataclysm has been based on too much of a good thing. Throw that archetype out the window and prepare for historical change — the barren age is upon us. Water wars are coming and even if only a portion of dire predictions pan out regarding pending shortages, the outlook is alarming....More
It wasn’t so many years ago that weather forecasters were feeling confident about technology advancements that armed them with better ways of accurately predicting the weather. But in the words of one National Weather Service meteorologist, “the more we discover about the weather the more we realize how little we know.”...More
A low tire on a center pivot irrigation boom can cause some major headaches for growers. Aside from the cost of a ruined tire or damaged gear box, the down time can cost growers’ yield. Valley Irrigation’s John Rasmus discusses how the new Valley Tire Pressure Monitoring System can help producers avoid some of those headaches. Rasmus was interviewed at the World Ag Export in Tulare, Calif....More
The long-awaited decision from the Texas Supreme Court on the Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day McDaniel makes it clear that landowners own the groundwater in place as part of their land, according to Kenneth Dierschke, president of the Texas Farm Bureau....More
The Board of Directors of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District will hold a Feb. 21 public hearing to discuss, consider, receive public comment, and potentially act on adoption of an enforcement policy/penalty schedule for violations of district rules....More
Cotton producers spent $120 to $150 an acre irrigating their crop on the High Plains in 2011. For some, the return on investment was not what they hoped for....More
