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Innovations in Irrigation 2008 Presentations

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Agriculture

  • A Comparison of Soil Water Measurement and Two Thermal Indices for Irrigation Scheduling of a Center Pivot System (Susan O'Shaughnessy, USDA-ARS)
  • Advances in Determining Soil Metric Potential Using an Engineered Porous Ceramic and Dielectric Permittivity (Colin S. Campbell, Decagon Devices Inc.)
  • Basic Water Treatment: Theory & Practical Application (Jim Wynn, Solutions USA)
  • Canal Pump Lift Station Modernization (Ram Dhan Khalsa, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
  • Design and Troubleshooting Serial/Ethernet/IP Wireless Irrigation Systems (Kim Heiner, Dataradio)
  • Evaluating Airborne Remote Sensing Evapotranspiration Estimates Using Eddy Covariance Systems and a Heat Flux Source Area Function (José L. Chávez, USDA-ARS)
  • Get Better Accuracy From Your Flowmeter and Reduce Installation Costs at the Same Time (Katie Englin, McCrometer Inc.)
  • Improving Pump Performance (Charles M. Burt, Irrigation Training and Research Center, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo)
  • Irrigating Cotton in a Thermally Limited Area (Mahbub Alam, Kansas State University)
  • Irrigation Gate Status Recorder (Junming Wang, New Mexico State University)
  • Moisture-Activated Kink Valves for the Hose-Fed Irrigation of Individual Trees, Shrubs and Vines (Mike Brown, Liquid Lever Solutions Ltd.)
  • New Inexpensive Dendrometers for Monitoring Crop Tree Growth (Junming Wang, New Mexico State University)
  • Potential Runoff and Erosion Comparison of Center Pivot Sprinklers on Four Idaho Soils (Bradley King, USDA-ARS)
  • Procedures for Easily Fine-Tuning Crop Coefficients for Irrigation Scheduling (Joseph Henggeler, University of Missouri)
  • Revisiting Farm Ponds for Irrigation Water Supply in the Southeast United States (Jim Hook, University of Georgia)
  • Saving Money While Going Green: How Solar Can Be Used to Power Irrigation Systems, Increase Profits and Reduce Grid Usage (Robert Magyar, WorldWater)
  • Soil Water Repellency: Influence on Irrigated Apple Productivity (Stanley Kostka, Aquatrols Corporation of America)
  • Will Wetter Water Make Fatter Wallets? The Use of Surfactants With Irrigation Water on Agricultural Fields (Tamara L. Mobbs, Washington State University)

Turf/Landscape

  • A Comparison of Fairway Distribution Uniformity Computed With Catch-Can Data and With Soil Moisture Data From Three Sampling Depths (Douglas Kieffer, Spectrum Technologies)
  • Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Varying Viewpoints of the Water Utility Provider and Landscape Contractor (Debra Lane, City of Santa Rosa)
  • Dispelling Myths Associated With Spread Spectrum Radio Technology in the Irrigation Industry (Dan Paladino, FreeWave Technologies)
  • Drip vs. Overhead on Large Slopes and Landscapes (Ronald Stuart, City of Murrieta)
  • Improving Soil Hydrological Behavior for More Efficient Irrigation (Demie Moore, Aquatrols Corporation of America)
  • Injection of Urea-Sulfuric Acid Fertilizer Into Irrigation Water to Improve Irrigation Water Quality (James Gregory, Verdegaal Brothers Inc.)
  • Irrigation Application by Evapotranspiration-Based Irrigation Controllers in Florida (Stacia Davis, University of Florida)
  • Irrigation Runoff From Narrow Turf Areas for Sprinkler and Surface Flow Systems (Eudell Vis, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)
  • Maximizing Irrigation Distribution Uniformity With Catch-Can Performance Data (Jeff Gilbert, University of Arizona)
  • Minimum Cup Quantity: An Update (Brian Vinchesi, Irrigation Consulting Inc.)
  • Monitoring and Control of SMART Irrigation Systems (Diganta Adhikari, Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University, Fresno)
  • Secondary Water Systems for Landscape Irrigation: Issues and Opportunities (Stephen Smith, Aqua Engineering)
  • Software: The Future of Irrigation Design (Jeremiah Farmer, Land F/X)
  • Survey of Residential Water-Wise Irrigation Practices and Perceptions (Melissa Baum Haley, University of Florida)
  • Sustainable Solutions for a Changing Environment (Ed Beaulieu, Aquascape Inc.)
  • Turfgrass Crop Coefficients in the United States (Michael Dukes, University of Florida)
  • USGBC LEED Program/Efficient Irrigation (Todd Hancock, ELS Landscape LLC)

Water Management

  • A Sustainable Alternative of Exploiting Nepal's Water Resources to Benefit the Riparian Countries (Binod Adhikari, Ghent University, Belgium)
  • Boom-Type Carts vs. Big-Guns in Northwestern Washington (R. Troy Peters, Washington State University)
  • Considerations When Converting to Precision Irrigation (Jacob L. LaRue, Valmont Irrigation)
  • Dispelling the Myths About Water Use for Ethanol Production (Myke Feinman, BioFuels Journal Magazine)
  • Effects of Early Season Water Stresses on Corn Production (Freddie R. Lamm, Kansas State University)
  • Evaluation of Deficit Irrigation Strategies for Corn (Derek M. Heeren, Oklahoma State University)
  • How Do You Obtain the Necessary Funding for an Irrigation Audit Program When Water is in Abundance? (Curtis Swift, Colorado State University)
  • Optimizing Crop Water Use Efficiency With AirJection Irrigation (Dave Goorahoo, Center for Irrigation Technology, California State University, Fresno)
  • Rainwater Recovery for Commercial Irrigation Systems: Do's and Don’ts (Brian Vinchesi, Irrigation Consulting Inc.)
  • Relevance of Spatial Information in Irrigation Management (Jean Caron, Laval University, Sainte-Foy Québec, Canada)
  • Reservoir and Canal Seepage Reduction by Soil Compaction (Charles M. Burt, Irrigation Training and Research Center, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo)
  • Sprinkler Irrigation for Site-Specific, Precision Management of Cotton (Abdelaziz Abdelgadir, Auburn University)
  • The Super Ditch: A Test of Cooperation for Colorado Farmers (MaryLou Smith, Aqua Engineering)
  • Water Reuse Filtration for Golf Course Irrigation (Marcus Allhands, Orival Inc.)
     

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