OTHELLO, Wash. – The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District was joined by landowners, key partners and elected officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on the EL 86.4 system Monday, according to a ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- With the first water supply forecast from the Bureau of Reclamation still a month away, industry observers are watching carefully to see whether warm weather will stick around in the ...

No other system has so transformed the Yakima Basin. Without it the economy would collapse and over time the orchards, vineyards and hop fields would wither and die as the region reverted to the vast ...

SUNNYSIDE, Yakima County — Concerned about escalating projects costs, the Roza Irrigation District board Tuesday voted to end its quest to develop a major new lake-pumping system that could have ...

Orman Johnson’s spuds are out of the ground now, piled in sheds longer than football fields, each stuffed with enough tubers to feed Seattle for half a year. Like most of Washington’s 9 billion pounds ...

Certain hotspots in the country will experience severe reductions in crop yields by 2050, due to climate change's impact on irrigation, a new study by climate scientists, economists, and agriculture ...

Michael Hanson left to right, Michael Kirsch, (North Unit Irrigation District), Dave Moldal (Energy Trust of Oregon), Craig Horrell (Central Oregon Irrigation District and Deschutes Basin Board of ...

The hardware and the software components of the Telemetry System are capable of providing data equivalent to the existing manual system. The system does "work", and is also capable of satisfying its ...

Irrigation systems can be expensive. As a farmer, you need to choose the irrigation method that will work for you and ensure that you get maximum returns. Irrigation is the application of water to the ...