• Resource Management Strategies, Volume 2 – Chapter 2: Agricultural Water Use Efficiency

• Can agricultural water conservation & efficiency provide the water needed for Colorado's future?

• Agricultural Water Use in the Colorado River Basin: Conservation & Efficiency Tools for a Water Friendly Future

Irrigation/ Water Management

Irrigation of Specific Crops

Irrigation Water Quality

Irrigation Systems/Technologies

• Best Management Practices for Colorado Agriculture: An Overview (available for $1 purchase)
• Best Management Practices for Irrigation Management
• Choosing a Soil Amendment
• Crop Production with Limited Water
• Crop Water Use & Growth Stages
• Effects of Weather on Irrigation Requirements
• Estimating Soil Moisture
• Irrigation Scheduling
• Irrigation Scheduling: The Water Balance Approach
• Limited Irrigation: Innovative Cropping Strategies for Limited Water
• Limited Irrigation Management – Getting the Most Crop per Drop
• Limited Irrigation Management: Principles & Practices
• Managing Small Acreage Pastures During & After Drought
• Measurement of Soil Moisture
• Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation for Orchards
• Nitrogen & Irrigation Management
• Seasonal Water Needs & Opportunities for Limited Irrigation for Colorado Crops
• Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) Fact Sheet

• Colorado High Plains Irrigation Practices Guide: Water Saving Options for Irrigators in Eastern Colorado

• Irrigated Agriculture in the Colorado River Basin & the West: Recent Developments

• Agricultural Mechanics & Engineering How-To Fact Sheets
• Agronomy How-To Fact Sheets
• Conservation Farming in New Mexico
• Farm & Ranch Economics How-To Fact Sheets
• Horticulture How-To Fact Sheets
• Water How-To Fact Sheets

• A Simple Flow Measuring Device for Farms (Report No. 3)
• Irrigation Scheduling of Pecan Orchards: The Water Budget Approach (Report No. 8)

• The Multiple Benefits of Water Efficiency for California Agriculture

• Converting From Gallons - To Inches - To Runtime Hours For Row Crop Drip Irrigation Systems
• Determining the Amount of Irrigation Water Applied to a Field (AZ Water Series #29)
• Drip Irrigation: The Basics
• Establishing Irrigated Pasture at 4,000 to 6,000 Ft. Elevations in Arizona
• Mean Consumptive Water Use Charts by Crop
• Measuring Water Flow and Rate on the Farm (AZ Water Series #24)
• Measuring Water Flow in Surface Irrigation Ditches and Gated Pipe (AZ Water Series #31)
• Methods of Measuring for Irrigation Scheduling – WHEN (AZ Water Series #30)
• Siting and Maintenance of Weather Stations
• Timing the First Post-plant Irrigation

• Water Use in Vegetables - Carrots (AZ Water Series #28)
• Water Use in Vegetables - Cauliflower (AZ Water Series #27)
• Water Use in Vegetables - Dry Bulb Onions (AZ Water Series #25)
• Water Use in Vegetables - Western Head Lettuce (AZ Water Series #26)

• Leaching for Maintenance: Factors to Consider for Determining the Leaching Requirement for Crops (AZ Water Series #22)
• Leaching for Reclamation (AZ Water Series #23)

• Classification of Conservation Tillage Practices in California Irrigated Row Crop Systems
• Covercrops for California Agriculture (available for $3.50 purchase)
• Dryland Pastures: Establishment and Management in the Intermountain Region of Northern California
• Establishing and Managing Irrigated Pasture for Horses
• Irrigated Pasture Production in the Central Valley of California (available for $12 purchase)
• Low-Cost Methods of Measuring Diverted Water
• Measuring Irrigation Water Flow Rates (available for $25 purchase)
• Monitoring Soil Moisture for Irrigation Water Management (available for $25 purchase)
• Scheduling Irrigations: When and How Much (available for $25 purchase)
• Strip Tillage in California's Central Valley
• Water Task Force: How Farmers Irrigate in California

• Citrus Production Manual (available for $75 purchase)
• Comparison of drip and sprinkler irrigation in Brussels sprouts: water use, nitrogen, and crop yield
• Conservation Tillage Tomato Production in California's San Joaquin Valley
• Cover Cropping for Vegetable Production (available for $25 purchase)
• Cover Cropping in Vineyards: A Grower's Handbook (available for $20 purchase)
• Cover Crops for Walnut Orchards
• Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Management of Celery
• Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Management of Processing Tomato
• Drip Irrigation of Processing Tomatoes (available for $25 purchase)
• Drought Irrigation Strategies for Alfalfa
• Fresh Market Caneberry Production Manual (available for $25 purchase)
• Kiwifruit Growing and Handling (available for $27 purchase)
• Minimum Tillage Vegetable Crop Production in California
• Prune Production Manual (available for $45 purchase)
• Small Grain Production Manual
• Strategies for Dealing with a 30% Cutback in Water Use for Avocados
• Vegetable Crop Production in California
• Vegetable Production (available for $5 purchase)

• Drip Irrigation Salinity Management for Row Crops
• Irrigation Water Salinity & Crop Production
• Reducing Runoff from Irrigated Lands series:
  • Causes and Management of Runoff from Surface Irrigation in Orchards
  • Erodibility of Agricultural Soils, with Examples in Lake and Mendocino Counties
  • Managing Existing Sprinkler Irrigation Systems
  • Measuring Irrigation Flows in a Pipeline
  • Orchard Floor Management Practices to Reduce Erosion and Protect Water Quality
  • Soil Intake Rates and Application Rates in Sprinkler-Irrigated Orchards
  • Storing Runoff from Winter Rains
  • Tailwater Return Systems
  • Understanding Your Orchard's Water Requirements
• Sediment Management Goals and Recommended Practices for Orchards and Vineyards
• Vegetative Filter Strips for Nonpoint Source Pollution Control in Agriculture
• Water Disinfection: A Practical Approach to Calculating Dose Values for Preharvest and Postharvest Applications

• Cost comparison: engines vs. electric motors for irrigation pumping
• Fertigation with Microirrigation (available for $25 purchase)
• Micro-Irrigation of Trees and Vines (available for $25 purchase)
• Sprinkle Irrigation of Row and Field Crops (available for $25 purchase)

• Irrigation of Agricultural Crops in California

• Drought Response: Agricultural Water Management Alternatives
• Irrigation Fact Sheets & Resources
• Small Acreage Irrigation Management

• New Mexico Integrated Water Management Handbook
• New Mexico Irrigation Guide

• Smart Water Use on Your Farm or Ranch
• Technical Assistance Programs for Agricultural Irrigation Improvements in Arizona