| With inappropriate topography and soils for flood and furrow irrigation, Georgia farmers began their earliest irrigation efforts using systems that were inherently more efficient in total water consumption than those surface systems widely in use in the western U.S. Since the development of widespread irrigation in the 1970's, farmers have continued to adopt new technologies that reduce their costs while also further increasing their irrigation application efficiency. These continuing improvements in irrigation have been documented in triennial irrigation surveys conducted by the Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Through drought as well as wet years, UGA research and extension teams made monthly visits to record water use at 800 randomly selected farms. During those visits, they further refined information on water conservation practices. The attached pages explain these voluntary water conservation practices of Georgia farmeers. |
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