Title
Vegetable Irrigation: Basics for Beginning Farmers
Overview
On the market farm, a dry year shouldn’t keep you from producing a crop – and even in a normal year your farm will benefit from a well thought-out irrigation system. Learn the essential components to set up and maintain a system of irrigation for field-scale vegetable production. Chris Blanchard will address topics including source considerations (wells, rural water, or surface streams and ponds), pumps (gasoline, electric, and PTO-powered), flow rates, particulate filters, supply pipe (layflat, poly, and aluminum), application methods (sprinklers, stand pipe, traveling irrigation guns, and drip tape), as well as tips and tricks, and resources for more information. Learn how to calculate the volume of water you will need, and how to get it to you crops, so that you can grow a bountiful crop of veggies even in a dry year.
Outline
1. Water Amounts
2. Critical Irrigation Phases
3. When to Water
4. Use Enough Water
5. Application Methods
6. Supply Lines
7. Pumps
8. Sources
Series
In The Field
Topics
Irrigation, Production, Systems
Audience
All Farmers
Length
45 - 90 minutes
Vegetable Irrigation: Basics for Beginning Farmers
Overview
On the market farm, a dry year shouldn’t keep you from producing a crop – and even in a normal year your farm will benefit from a well thought-out irrigation system. Learn the essential components to set up and maintain a system of irrigation for field-scale vegetable production. Chris Blanchard will address topics including source considerations (wells, rural water, or surface streams and ponds), pumps (gasoline, electric, and PTO-powered), flow rates, particulate filters, supply pipe (layflat, poly, and aluminum), application methods (sprinklers, stand pipe, traveling irrigation guns, and drip tape), as well as tips and tricks, and resources for more information. Learn how to calculate the volume of water you will need, and how to get it to you crops, so that you can grow a bountiful crop of veggies even in a dry year.
Outline
1. Water Amounts
2. Critical Irrigation Phases
3. When to Water
4. Use Enough Water
5. Application Methods
6. Supply Lines
7. Pumps
8. Sources
Series
In The Field
Topics
Irrigation, Production, Systems
Audience
All Farmers
Length
45 - 90 minutes
