Irrigation Workshop 2018
All About Irrigation
Featuring speakers from universities and industry across Virginia and the Southeast, the “All About Irrigation” workshop was held at Virginia Tech’s Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center on March 6 and 7, 2018.
The workshop was supported by the USDA/NIFA, Award Number 2015-49200-24228.
This website has been created to archive workshop presentations and photos for future reference.
- Day 1: Irrigation Basics [PDF]
- Day 2: Advanced Irrigation [PDF]
Julie Shortridge, Virginia Tech
David Langston, Virginia Tech
Guy Collins, North Carolina State University
Gary Hawkins, University of Georgia
Wes Porter, University of Georgia
Curtis Consolvo, GeoResources, Inc.
Laurette Tucker, USDA Rural Development
Ryan Green, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Andrew Hammond, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Sara Jordan, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Bradley Gillam, Gillam and Mason, Inc.
- Overview: Different Types of Irrigation Systems [PDF]
Gary Hawkins - Groundwater Sources, Well Design, and Permitting [PDF]
Curtis Consolvo - Water Withdrawal Permitting for Irrigators [PDF]
Ryan Green and Drew Hammond - Estimating Financial Costs and Benefits of Supplemental Irrigation [PDF]
Julie Shortridge - Irrigation Financial Estimator Tool
- Irrigation Management for Cotton [PDF]
Guy Collins - Irrigation Scheduling: Sensors, Technical Tools, and Apps [PDF]
Wes Porter
- Benefits of Irrigation Management and Conservation [PDF]
Gary Hawkins - Managing your Groundwater Supply [PDF]
Curtis Consolvo - Agricultural Water Withdrawal Reporting Requirements [PDF]
Sara Jordan - Irrigation Scheduling – Checkbook Method [PDF]
Guy Collins - Spotting Problems Early with Irrigation Efficiency Assessments [PDF]
Julie Shortridge - Financial and Technological Assistance Programs for Improving Irrigation [PDF]
Laurette Tucker - Soil Moisture Sensor Data Interpretation and Applications [PDF]
Wes Porter - Irrigation Maintenance in the Southeast [PDF]
Bradley Gillam
See workshop photos here →
This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2015-49200-24228. Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital, family, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; Jewel E. Hairston, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State, Petersburg. Extension is a joint program of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and state and local governments.