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Avoiding Common Problems With Drip Tape, Charles M. Burt
Avoiding Common Problems With Drip Tape, Charles M. Burt
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
This publication is meant to help farmers, dealers, and manufacturers recognize and understand some of the problems that have been experienced with drip tape – problems that are quite different from manufacturing defects. Problems that are quickly detected and properly identified can often be remedied, or be avoided in the future. The report addresses drip tape damage caused by pests, installation, emitter pressure, plugging, and other categories.
Conversion To Groundwater Pumping With Drip/Micro Irrigation Systems, Charles M. Burt, Monte Soto
Conversion To Groundwater Pumping With Drip/Micro Irrigation Systems, Charles M. Burt, Monte Soto
BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
Twenty one irrigation districts in the Central Valley reported “conversion acres”. Conversion acres are those on which farmers used only groundwater for drip/micro irrigation although surface irrigation water was available.
The twenty one districts include about 2 million acres of irrigated area. Approximately 3.6% of that acreage (73,000 acres) has been “converted” to groundwater when farmers switched to drip/micro. Fourteen of these districts anticipate more conversion in the future. ITRC thinks that the conversion will be more rapid and greater than district personnel suspect.
The dominant factor that influences the conversion was the lack of flexible water delivery service to …