Managing for Profit
Using irrigation water wisely
There’s plenty of irrigation water in Missouri’s Bootheel, but that’s not the case everywhere. Zach Straatmann is a University of Missouri research specialist in southeast Missouri’s Delta Research Center where irrigation is essential. There’s an irrigation method in the Bootheel utilizing poly pipe in which varying sizes of outlet holes are punched to equalize water pressure to end of the pipe. This method increases irrigation efficiency, saving water and power.
AUDIO: Zach Straatmann (3 min. MP3)
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