Confronting Insufficient Water by Increasing Irrigation Efficiency
WSU WISE is a USDA-funded program that focuses on increasing irrigation efficiencies and reducing water waste. WSU WISE offers free on-farm irrigation audits throughout Washington State, producing tailored suggestions for equipment upgrades, change in practice, or irrigation tech assistance programs.
Water Irrigation Evaluations are Free, Confidential, and Non-regulatory
Irrigation Scheduler Mobile
Irrigation Scheduler Mobile is an electronic irrigation assistance program that facilitates optimum irrigation practices. Based on present and historical weather data, the program algorithm alerts farmers to the irrigation needs of a particular crop in a particular site, increasing irrigation efficiency by 20% while optimizing production.
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Program Contact: WSU Skagit County Extension
Phone: (360) 428-4270
WSU WISE Partner Offices
Don McMoran – Co-PI
Director, WSU Skagit County Extension
Dr. Troy Peters – Co-PI
Associate Professor, WSU Prosser – Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center
Trevor Lane
Director, WSU Ferry County Extension
Linda McLean
Director, WSU Colville Reservation Extension