It’s Almost Fall, but a Farmer’s Work is Never Done

By Claudene Wharton

Producing our food is a year-round proposition for Nevada’s agricultural producers. Even as they are wrapping up this season’s harvest, they start making plans for next year’s. Can they tweak their irrigation methods or use new technologies to stretch our scarce water supply? How do they safely manage those pests affecting their crops? What should they do to prepare for hoop house production?

University of Nevada, Reno is providing the latest research-based information to Nevada’s producers in a series of workshops this month and next, in Reno, Lovelock and Tribal communities across the state.

It’s always about water in Nevada, the country’s driest state. The University’s Extension unit is hosting a Water and Irrigation Management Workshop on practical water stewardship and irrigation management in Nevada’s arid agricultural systems, sharing the latest research and uses of new technologies.

“It’s definitely the thing I get the most questions and concerns about – managing irrigation and water,” said Andrew Waaswa, Extension agriculture educator who is based in Fallon and consults with agricultural producers across the state. “We’re always looking for ways to help our producers most efficiently manage their water supply, and this workshop is aimed at helping them explore various options.”