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IRRIGATION & WATER MANAGEMENT
" They also need to report the
amount of nitrogen in the irrigation
water, and therefore growers have
to get their water tested annually, "
he said. " This is done by the growers
themselves or their CCA. "
Irrigation management
Wade pointed to another part
of the tree fruit industry that has
been advancing water conservation
practices. The industry has been
improving crop water use efficiency
for many years by investing in more
precise irrigation management,
he said.
" With 80% of almond growers
using micro-irrigation, crop water
use among almond growers has
declined by 33% from the 1990s to
the 2010s, and the industry
has committed to another 25%
reduction by 2025, " Wade said.
" Improvements like that show that
farmers care about the resources
they use and strive to improve
crop production and quality while
saving water. "
Singh said that some growers
use regulated/delayed irrigation,
while others use ET-based
irrigation scheduling as a guidance
with other irrigation scheduling
techniques. He also knows of
some growers using subsurface
drip in orchards that could result
in water savings.
" Micro-irrigation, between
drip and micro-sprinkler, we find
81% of growers use one of the
two, " said Tom Devol, the board's
senior manager, field outreach
and education. " Water scarcity
has been an integral part of tree
nut production for a long time and
most tree nut growers are pretty
aggressive about how they are
managing water, and the type of
irrigation is a big part of that. "
Tree-based sensors, starting with
pressure chambers, have been used
for many years to monitor
tree stress while weather
monitoring - ET monitoring - is
also heavily used in the almond
industry. Almost 90% of growers
considering the tech to help them
understand what needs to be
replaced, Devol said.
Soil moisture monitoring is the
third important leg as it helps
growers determine if they've
effectively returned water into
the ground.
Looking ahead, Singh believes that
having more data and research on
remote sensing and satellite imagery
will help growers understand the
issues and management of water
quality better.
A graduate of the University of
Miami, Keith Loria is an awardwinning
journalist who has been
writing for almost 20 years. View
his recent writing at keithloria.
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November 2024

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of November 2024

Editor's Letter
Pome Fruit: Industry initiative
Irrigation & Water Management: Maintaining grove water
Tree Fruit: Grove insights
Plums: Plum factors
Great Lakes EXPO News: Juice processing and berry fertilization
Great Lakes EXPO Schedule
40 Under Forty Class of 2024
Soil Health: Cutting chemical fumigation
Labor: Tree fruit worker decision sparks reaction
Tree Fruit Variety Showcase
2025 Fruit & Nut Growers Buyers' Guide
Organic Grower Fall 2024
Fresh Views: A team approach to plant disease management
Farm Market & Agritourism: Choosing the right market channel
Ag Labor Review: Candid discussions regarding ag labor dilemmas
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
November 2024 - 1
November 2024 - 2
November 2024 - 3
November 2024 - Editor's Letter
November 2024 - 5
November 2024 - Pome Fruit: Industry initiative
November 2024 - 7
November 2024 - 8
November 2024 - 9
November 2024 - Irrigation & Water Management: Maintaining grove water
November 2024 - 11
November 2024 - 12
November 2024 - 13
November 2024 - Tree Fruit: Grove insights
November 2024 - 15
November 2024 - 16
November 2024 - 17
November 2024 - Plums: Plum factors
November 2024 - 19
November 2024 - 20
November 2024 - 21
November 2024 - Great Lakes EXPO News: Juice processing and berry fertilization
November 2024 - Great Lakes EXPO Schedule
November 2024 - 24
November 2024 - 40 Under Forty Class of 2024
November 2024 - 26
November 2024 - 27
November 2024 - 28
November 2024 - 29
November 2024 - 30
November 2024 - 31
November 2024 - 32
November 2024 - Soil Health: Cutting chemical fumigation
November 2024 - 34
November 2024 - 35
November 2024 - Labor: Tree fruit worker decision sparks reaction
November 2024 - 37
November 2024 - Tree Fruit Variety Showcase
November 2024 - 39
November 2024 - 40
November 2024 - 41
November 2024 - 42
November 2024 - 2025 Fruit & Nut Growers Buyers' Guide
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November 2024 - Organic Grower Fall 2024
November 2024 - 64
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November 2024 - 67
November 2024 - Fresh Views: A team approach to plant disease management
November 2024 - 69
November 2024 - 70
November 2024 - 71
November 2024 - Farm Market & Agritourism: Choosing the right market channel
November 2024 - 73
November 2024 - Ag Labor Review: Candid discussions regarding ag labor dilemmas
November 2024 - 75
November 2024 - Classifieds
November 2024 - 77
November 2024 - Advertiser Index
November 2024 - 79
November 2024 - 80
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