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Journal for Irrigation Professionals - Summer 2021

In this issue:

  • Is it worth doing electric pump performance assessments?
  • IAL board members re-elected
  • Irrigation monitoring in potatoes: a case study
  • Big issue: domestic irrigation systems


Features

PUMPS AND PUMPING FEATURE

14 - Tight specifications are a challenge for emergency irrigation

16 - Top eight ways to improve energy efficiency in pumps

20 - Is it worth doing electric irrigation pump performance assessments?

SENSOR-BASED IRRIGATION FEATURE

24 - Soil and substrate mapping for water management in the USA and Australia

26 - Irrigation monitoring in potatoes: a case study

30 - Variable rate irrigation and centre pivots: challenges and successes

FEATURE ARTICLES

32 - Australian and Californian water laws – can we learn from one another?

40 - A BIG event covering the LATEST in irrigation challenges, innovations and opportunities

48 - Opinion: Water’s case for Net Zero

49 - New irrigation tool for dairy farmers

53 - National shortage of groundwater experts

Regular Items

2 - Chairman's Message

4 - From the CEO

6 - Technology: Rural

10 - Technology: Urban

12 - Research

22 - The Big Issue

35 - IAL News

43 - Professional Development

50 - Contractors' Corner

52 - State Roundup

54 - ICID Insights

56 - Around Industry

58 - Business Feature