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Groundwater stewardship: Managing resources for Idaho's farms and dairies

Idaho's declining water levels pose challenges for farms and dairies. Adopting energy-efficient solutions such as VFDs and low-flow irrigation can enhance sustainability, reduce costs and preserve groundwater.

April 9, 2024

Deslyn O'Dell

Since Idahoans, especially Idaho farmers, depend on reliable water resources, it makes sense to find ways to decrease the demand on the aquifer and the groundwater to help prevent well depletion.

How to address water rights in an agricultural transaction

Anyone dealing in agricultural real estate needs to understand and account for the status of water rights in their transaction, as water rights can make or break an agricultural real estate transaction.

January 11, 2024

Hannes D. Zetzsche

Water rights can make, or break, an agricultural real estate transaction. Irrigation rights alone were appraised at over $24 million in a deal this article’s author helped to close.

Management strategies to address drought and limited water supplies

April 30, 2022

Nicholas Clark, Helen E. Dahlke, and Yonatan Ganot

Winter groundwater recharge, where farmland is flooded during the winter using surface water to recharge the underlying groundwater, is a promising technology currently tested on alfalfa. In this study, we investigated the suitability of semi-non-dormant alfalfa for winter groundwater recharge.