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[#TRADESHOW] #World #Irrigation #Technology #Conference & #China #International Irrigation Technology #Exhibition 2026 will be held from March 30 to April 1, 2026, at China National #Convention #Center (#CNCC) in #Beijing. As a premier #global #platform #expo dedicated to irrigation technology and #smart #agriculture, the #event brings together #leading #innovators across the entire agricultural #water #management and #digital #farming #ValueChain. https://cnbusinessforum.com/event/world-irrigation-technology-conference-china-international-irrigation-technology-exhibition-2026/

#GoodNews
We are securing a permanent water source for our garden at @sustainable_schools

Our water drilling project is thriving!

We have drilled 7meters below! Our dream is to drill 30 meters to reach the water table

Plz consider drilling with us to end drought via our water campaign page:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/ssn-water-supply-for-the-example-plot

Your donation will be used to pay machine operators, and also buy petrol fuel to run the generator and the stone breaking machine(Macter)

#Irrigation #Gardening #WaterProject

3 men workers standing at the pulley system used to pull out the dig soil

A man inside the depth of 7 meters, he is with a macter, very busy drilling

An orange generator that provides power that runs the macter that breaks stones

[ACTU] La réutilisation des eaux usées, une solution encore très peu répandue en France 💧♻️🌾
https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/environnement-la-reutilisation-des-eaux-usees-une-solution-encore-tres-peu-repandue-en-france-2216745
#EauxUsees #environnement #usageagricole #ressourceeneau #irrigation

Learn more about the work of the @Farmtopia’s #OpenCall SIP: ABS Veggie🤔
ABS Veggie is a farmer-centric Agricultural Digital Solution (ADS) developed for small-scale #vegetable producers, particularly those cultivating old and biodiversity-friendly varieties such as cabbage and onion.
The platform supports farmers facing #climate stress, #irrigation challenges & production uncertainties by offering data-driven, field-specific insights💡
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/farmtopiaproject_farmtopia-open-call-sip-abs-veggie-activity-7420110465642516480-GFPv?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAACcmbCYBCukF73CwAXB4AAJkSjFrBt8bVuY

Battle Over Colorado River Water Ends In A Draw
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https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/18/battle-over-colorado-river-water-ends-in-a-draw/ <-- shared technical/media article
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https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/08/us/colorado-river-water-shortage/ <-- shared 2021 media article, with infographics and visualisations
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https://youtu.be/gBqgIkdwlIw?si=rY9ZOOXqLNwaXQku <-- shared media/news video
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#water #hydrology #stalled #negotiations #ColoradoRiverCompact #1922Compact #waterresrources #ColoradoRiver #USWest #watersecurity #watermanagement #irrigation #agriculture #overpumping #groundwater #states #agreements #magicwater #acrefoot #acrefeet #Colorado #Wyoming #Utah #NewMexico #Nevada #Arizona #California #Mexico #dams #LakePowell #LakeMead #natural #naturalresources #federaldeadline #noresolution

The lower Murray is officially on life support
Irrigation and the signs of a slow death

"The lower Murray supports a wealth of native Australian fauna. But the development of weirs and barrages since the twentieth century to regulate the water level and divert water for irrigation have dramatically altered the flow of the river."

"This regulation has supported increased European settlement, trade, and agriculture along the river, setting the scene for the region as we know it today. Nowadays, inflow to the Lower Lakes is about half of what it once was prior to European settlement."

“However, river regulation has drastically altered the water flow and ecology of the lower Murray. The destruction of native vegetation, poor water quality and invasive species such as foxes and carp have also taken their toll. It is increasingly clear the lower Murray region is changing at a rapid rate, to a drier and warmer climate with less flow and more extreme droughts” >>
https://theconversation.com/the-lower-murray-is-officially-on-life-support-will-we-save-it-274969
#water #rivers #MDB #extractivism #irrigation #destruction #EuropeanSettlement #biodiversity #wildlife #wetland

Converting AC Irrigation Valves To DC Operation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/converting-ac-irrigation-valves-to-dc-operation/

<div><img alt="" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" height="450" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RainBird_0fa934.png?w=800" style="margin: 0 auto; margin-bottom: 15px;" width="800" /></div><p>Due to historical engineering decisions made many decades ago, a great many irrigation systems rely on solenoid valves that operate on 24 volts AC. This can be inconvenient if you’re trying to integrate those valves with a modern smart home control system. [Johan] had read that there were ways to <a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/converting-irrigation-solenoid-valves-from-24v-ac-to-12v-dc-operation/979839" target="_blank">convert these valves to more convenient DC operation</a>, and dived into the task himself.</p>
<p><a href="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/solenoidvalve_detail.png" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-915703" height="400" src="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/solenoidvalve_detail.png?w=303" width="303" /></a>As [Johan] found, simply wiring these valves up to DC voltage doesn’t go well. You tend to have to lower the voltage to avoid overheating, since the inductance effect used to limit the AC current doesn’t work at DC. However, even at as low as 12 volts, you might still overheat the solenoids, or you might not have enough current to activate the solenoid properly.</p>
<p>The workaround involves wiring up a current limiting resistor with a la

Converting AC Irrigation Valves To DC Operation https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/converting-ac-irrigation-valves-to-dc-operation/
#Parts #12v #Irrigation #Solenoid #Solenoidvalve

Circular economy: water quality assessment for irrigation purposes in a constructed-wetland scenario. #circulareconomy #irrigation #water #wetlands https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-34161-6

Saving water can be cheaper than building it. One analysis found ag conservation at ~$69.89/acre-foot vs >$2,000 for new supply—so funders now want telemetry-backed proof, not just pipes. https://agtech.industryexaminer.com/pipes-to-proof-irrigation-funding-telemetry-efficiency/
#AgTech #WaterManagement #Irrigation #PrecisionAg #DroughtResilience #technews

From Space To Field - Putting satellite insights into growers’ hands [OpenET]
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https://irrigationtoday.org/features/from-space-to-field/ <-- shared technical media article
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https://etdata.org/ <-- shared OpenET home page
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https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/openet-satellite-based-water-data-resource/ <-- shared NASA technical article
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https://youtu.be/Rbobf6aurLs?si=Q0kN9eiZH0gT8O5m <-- shared OpenET overview video
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#OpenET #openscience #opendata #publicgood #publicservice #nonprofit #fedscience #fedservice #evapotranspiration #ET #Landsat #OLI #OperationalLandImager #groundwater #water #hydrology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #agriculture #USA #farming #waterresources #watermanagement #planning #watersecurity #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #model #modeling #irrigation #metrology #raster #cost #economics #efficiency #foodproduction #mobileapp #FARMS #view #download #usecase #reporting
#OpenET #USGS #USDA @NASA #USGS_EROS

Frequent fluctuations in environmental and weather conditions are one of the challenges plum growers face🤔
Learn how Smart4Plums, one of @Farmtopia’s Open Call SIPs in Serbia introduces an AI-driven ADS that combines #soil sensor data, historical farm data and weather forecasts to predict #irrigation scheduling, integrating Farmtopia components such as the Digital Field Book and Data Integration Module for seamless farm management🚀
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/farmtopiaproject_farmtopia-open-call-sip-smart4plums-activity-7417190889321730048-zQhJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAACcmbCYBCukF73CwAXB4AAJkSjFrBt8bVuY

Hydrological limits - Living Beyond Our Means
Conflicts over water have risen sharply

Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
"Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert."

“This report tells an uncomfortable truth: many critical water systems are already bankrupt,” said Madani, of the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health. “It’s extremely urgent [because] no one knows exactly when the whole system would collapse.”

"Humanity was also slashing the amount of water available by destroying natural stores, such as wetlands, and polluting waterways. Wetlands equal in size to the entire European Union had been erased in the past five decades, the report said."

"Dr Jonathan Paul, at Royal Holloway, University of London, said: “The report lays bare humankind’s mistreatment of water [which] threatens the viability of ‘the water cycle’ as a concept."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/era-of-global-water-bankruptcy-is-here-un-report-says

Global Water Bankruptcy. Living Beyond our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era, UNU-INWEH Report: Madani, K. (2026). Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means in the Post-Crisis Era. United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. DOI: 10.53328/INR26KAM001
https://unu.edu/inweh/collection/global-water-bankruptcy
#water #overuse #extractivism #MDB #irrigation #pollution #destruction #limits #biodiversity #habitability