Expert water management insights for irrigation professionals, farmers, contractors, and serious gardeners, from a 25-year industry veteran and author of Waterwise Gardening (2025) — available on Amazon.
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Construction is done. Project Nexus, solar panels over irrigation canals in California’s Central Valley, went live at the end of April. The panels are generating power now. The real work starts here.
This week's video is up top — Chris and I get into all of this live. Below is the write-up if you'd rather read it, or want the receipts.
The irrigation industry's next selling point isn't water savings, it's whether your system can be trusted
Small utilities, big target. What the Minnesota water hack really exposed.
Part 2: The evidence, the numbers, and one uncomfortable turf test
Sinkholes, leaks and a Lake Powell crisis.
Why agreement isn't the same as being right and what it means for the tools running your irrigation program
Ten weeks to a deal, or the federal government makes one for you.
Because the news never disappoints.
A dry winter, a leaky canal system, and a district asking farmers to make every drop count.
