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Have you always wanted to go to New Zealand? Interested in attending one of our tours? Join us March 1-8, 2024 for our irrigation and hydropower tour, sponsored by Irrigation Leader magazine. For more information: https://lnkd.in/gMpQqcnR Trip Agenda: https://lnkd.in/gQHBWzSy To register: https://lnkd.in/g3Eiwjpt

Check out our article on Katie Powell of Munro , making pumps and pump stations with the producer in mind from our November/December issue. For nearly 60 years, Munro has served the Rocky Mountain region as a supplier of hose, pumps, and related equipment. Now, the company also manufactures pumps, pump stations, and other products for agricultural irrigation applications. In this interview, company president Katie Powell tells Irrigation Leader about continuing the family legacy of designing innovative water-moving products with the producer in mind. https://bit.ly/411qXta #IrrigationLeader #Irrigation #IrrigatedAg #WaterIssues #WaterResources

Check out our article on how Sentinel Fertigation helped Nebraska farmer Dan Preissler optimize nitrogen use without affecting crop yield from our November/December issue. The more nitrogen you apply, the greater your yield, right? That maxim is being turned on its ear for Nebraska farmer Dan Preissler. Working closely with Sentinel Fertigation, he has reduced his nitrogen application without affecting his corn crop yield. In this interview, Mr. Preissler explains how Sentinel monitors his fields and makes recommendations that help reduce nitrogen use—a win-win for waterways and his bottom line. https://bit.ly/4fUdyHQ #IrrigationLeader #Irrigation #SentinelFertigation #FarmingTechnology #CropYield

Check out our article on T-L Irrigation's edge controller putting control at the end tower from our November/December issue. T-L Irrigation Company has put irrigation control right where it’s needed: at the end tower. Its Edge Controller saves time and money for farmers who juggle different irrigation needs for their crops. With 200 T-L Irrigation dealers in 48 states and 50 dealers in 80 countries, technology such as this is building efficiencies for farmers around the world. Here to tell us about this new technology are T-L Vice President John Thom and Engineering Manager Neal Schlautman. https://bit.ly/3CACgOV #IrrigationLeader #Irrigation #Farming #FarmingEfficiency #WaterTechnology

Check out our article on Xylem 's innovative line of VAF screen filters from our November/December issue. Xylem provides water, wastewater, and energy solutions for a range of industries. Its automatic self-cleaning VAF screen filters can remove suspended solids from 1,500 to 10 microns. The latest addition to that line, the A-series, provides the option for battery or solar operation, perfectly suited for agricultural or rural applications. We hear from three professionals about Xylem's VAF screen filters. https://bit.ly/48US7UN #MunicipalWaterLeader #MunicipalWater #Xylem #WaterSolutions #WaterTechnology

Check out our article on Jacob MacDonald of Kiewit , an early-career perspective on the hydropower industry from our November/December issue. In this interview, Hydro Leader talks with Jacob MacDonald, a structural engineer in Kiewit’s hydropower, dams, and hydraulic structures (HDH) team, about his experience as a young professional in the hydropower industry. Mr. MacDonald shares his thoughts on what he finds rewarding about the work and how the hydro industry can attract more young talent. https://bit.ly/3UYcM4g #HydroLeader #Hydro #RenewableEnergy #AmericanHydro #Hydropower

Check out our article on Cortec Corporation , environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors for desalination plants and more from our November/December issue. Since its founding in 1977, Cortec Corporation has striven to keep rust at bay by making corrosion inhibitors that are not only effective against rust but also sustainable for the environment. Its products are of particular interest for desalination plants, which deal with corrosion in concrete. In this interview, Julie Holmquist brings to light the company’s unique mission of sustainability while discussing the ways Cortec saves clients in more than 100 countries around the world money and the headache of rust and corrosion with its best-in-class products. https://bit.ly/4fRQhWQ #MunicipalWaterLeader #MunicipalWater #Corrosion #Sustainability #CortecCorporation

Check out our article on Bert Bryan of the Walker River Irrigation District delivering water to users in Western Nevada from our November/December issue. Walker River Irrigation District (WRID), 70 miles southeast of Reno, delivers water to irrigate a variety of crops, primarily alfalfa. The district is heavily reliant on the snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada, which flows down the Walker River and is stored in two reservoirs for year-round use. In this interview, WRID Manager Bert Bryan talks with Irrigation Leader about the district’s maintenance of three canals and about 200 miles of drainage in the Smith and Mason Valleys and its management of a complex collection of water rights for irrigation and wildlife habitat. https://bit.ly/3ADOohs #IrrigationLeader #Irrigation #NevadaWater #WaterResources #WaterRights

Check out our article on Helen Barbour-Bourne of GHD leading the resurgence of collaborative hydropower development from our November/December issue. GHD has been in the water business for nearly 100 years. It has had a powerful presence in the revival of pumped hydro and hydropower in Australia with its critical involvement in the Kidston and Snowy 2.0 projects, the first two hydropower projects developed in Australia in nearly 40 years. On a global scale, GHD is exploring opportunities to repurpose former mine sites and brownfield sites for development with the aim of continuing to contribute to the energy transition and revitalize rural and remote communities. In this interview, Hydro Leader hears from Helen Barbour-Bourne about her passion for truly diverse project teams and her involvement in the International Hydropower Association’s (IHA) global working group to derisk pumped hydro energy storage development. This group works collaboratively to address challenges in pumped hydro development by concentrating on markets and revenue, project development challenges, and risk allocation. https://bit.ly/3AEd5uo #HydroLeader #Hydro #Hydropower #RenewableEnergy #PumpedHydro #AustraliaHydro

Check our our article on PumpPodUSA's HeloPod making aerial firefighting helicopters more effective from our November/December issue. Paradise, Lahaina, Boulder County—the names of these peaceful rural communities are now synonymous with devastating wildfire destruction. That’s why the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and other agencies have purchased and deployed PumpPodUSA’s HeloPod units—mobile autofill dip tanks that enable helicopter firefighting crews to deliver 18,000 gallons of water per hour when pre-positioned at 5-mile intervals in communities. In this interview, Bill Ward, the vice president and co-owner of PumpPodUSA, the manufacturer of the HeloPod, and Gary Stephen, who does business development for the company, talk with Municipal Water Leader about the device’s role in the shifting battle against bigger and more frequent fires. As today’s fires require bigger helicopters with more water capacity, says Mr. Ward, water agencies' firefighting responsibilities go beyond traditional yellow hydrants—they are now on the frontline of wildland aerial firefighting preparedness. Because wildfires can destroy watersheds and threaten drinking water quality, water agencies also have a big stake in mitigating fire damage—meaning that investments in mitigation and preparedness can have a big payoff. https://bit.ly/3CqaAMM #MunicipalWaterLeader #MunicipalWater #HeloPod #ForestFire #CaliforniaWildfire #WildfireMitigation