/tags/irrigation Irrigation en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2025-01-03/can-new-sprinklers-save-the-colorado-river-this-utah-program-could-be-a-blueprint-for-the-west A program in Utah is paying farmers to make their irrigation equipment more efficient, but researchers say it may not be saving as much water as it appears. Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2025-01-03/can-new-sprinklers-save-the-colorado-river-this-utah-program-could-be-a-blueprint-for-the-west David Condos | KUER /news/2024-10-03/farmers-use-the-majority-of-colorados-water-shouldnt-they-bear-the-burden-of-future-cutbacks Not exactly, and doing so could mean creating a food crisis to prevent a water crisis. The message from farm advocates: Please, don’t. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-03/farmers-use-the-majority-of-colorados-water-shouldnt-they-bear-the-burden-of-future-cutbacks Jerd Smith, Fresh Water °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ /news/2024-08-06/new-data-shows-how-irrigation-in-colorado-agriculture-produces-greenhouse-gas-emissions Researchers from Colorado State University are calculating emissions for the first time and showing their location in the state. Colorado Sun reporter Shannon Mullane said their goal is to help farmers figure out how to move water more efficiently. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:37:25 GMT /news/2024-08-06/new-data-shows-how-irrigation-in-colorado-agriculture-produces-greenhouse-gas-emissions Shannon Mullane, The Colorado Sun /news/2023-09-09/colorado-river-commission-reviews-lessons-learned-from-water-conservation-program The System Conservation Program is paying water users in the four upper basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah — to cut back. Although water users from all sectors can participate, all of the projects in Colorado involved agricultural water users on the Western Slope. Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-09-09/colorado-river-commission-reviews-lessons-learned-from-water-conservation-program Heather Sackett, Aspen Journalism /news/2023-07-06/meet-the-colorado-rivers-newest-and-youngest-power-player JB Hamby represents the state of California in Colorado River negotiations. The 27 year-old is leaning on history and his Imperial Valley upbringing for guidance. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:38:54 GMT /news/2023-07-06/meet-the-colorado-rivers-newest-and-youngest-power-player Alex Hager /news/2022-12-01/colorado-is-forcing-a-group-of-farmers-to-reduce-irrigation-but-wont-stop-watering-their-own-fields Colorado has pledged to eliminate thousands of acres of irrigated agriculture in a focused region on the eastern plains. The burden falls mostly on private landowners. But the state also has irrigation wells there. And local farmers say they shouldn’t be the only ones to sacrifice their water rights. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 14:13:21 GMT /news/2022-12-01/colorado-is-forcing-a-group-of-farmers-to-reduce-irrigation-but-wont-stop-watering-their-own-fields Rae Solomon