DROUGHT IRRIGATION PLANNING

DURING A DRY YEAR; Use water on the best land Delay hayland rotations Short season crops or less consumptive crops can be substituted New tools, monitor available soil moisture Do needed maintenance replace nozzles, fix gated pipe gates clean ditches, replace leaky gaskets ETC……….

BUT, in a drought….. Hayland rotations Maintenance Crops substitutions Knowledge of soils, available moisture, & root development Older stands become less productive May be put off due to costs Returns may less than other crops Always helpful!

Apply water when the crop needs it most

Soil and Rooting Conditions

EFFECTIVE ROOT ZONE

Wind Effects:

RESULTS IN A 25 MPH WIND WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH Pattern graphic WIND RESULTS IN A 25 MPH WIND WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH

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