1. Irrigation Water Requirements for Planning Irrigation Water Management Training

2. Kaldi the Goat Herder c. 850 A.D.

3. Write down your answers Assume 2.0 inch/foot AWHC and a 12” spate irrigation Q: After 2 weeks, what is the available soil water in the top foot? In the next 9 feet?

4. Evaporation from Wet Soil Surfaces Wet soil excel chart here

5. Evaporation from Wet Soil Surfaces MethodFw Rain1.0 Above canopy sprinklers1.0 Furrow Irrigation Large application depth1.0 Small application depth0.5 Every other row irrigated0.5 Trickle Irrigation0.25

6. Write down your answers What can the farmer do to get a crop?

7. Irrigation Water Requirements Monthly and Seasonal Water Use Peak ET Leaching Requirement Other Beneficial Uses

8. Look at Willamette Valley IWR Sheet Q: What column (e.g. 5 out of 10 years) do you use for planning? Q: What information do you still need?

9. Look at Willamette Valley IWR Sheet Q: Look at June for cherries and field corn. What can you say about the crop coefficient for each?

10. Peak ET What was the highest one day ET for Baker Valley, OR in 2004? 2 day? 7 day? Is this data valid for your crop (field corn, for example)?

11. Define Irrigation Efficiency Write down your definition of irrigation efficiency.

12. Define Irrigation Efficiency Define your boundaries Keywords –Percent –Irrigation Water –Applied –Beneficial Use

13. Assume no rain 30 inch ET requirement Scheduling is Good Farmer applies 30 inches What is the irrigation efficiency?

14. How are the Irrigation Water Requirements determined? Irrigation Water Requirements (NRCS) –Penman-Monteith –Radiation –Temperature –Evaporation Pan

15. It depends on the crop Crop Coefficient

16. It depends on the weather Reference ET

17. To a small extent, it depends on the type of irrigation system How much of the soil surface is wetted, and how often.

18. It depends on the soil type How much water can evaporate from the soil surface

19. It depends on the rainfall How much of the rainfall is effective.

20. True Water Conservation Less ET –Land Fallowing –Shift Crops –Less Evaporation –Shorter Growing Season (new varieties)