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Left, Andrew Howseman of Howseman Agriculture in the United Kingdom has been at the forefront of drip irrigation technology in recent
years. Above, scenes from Howseman-designed irrigation projects. Photos: Howseman Agriculture
By Zeke Jennings
MANAGING EDITOR
W
ater availability and water
quality make up what is a
two-headed monster facing
growers around the world, particularly
in the Pacific Northwest.
Irrigation technology continues
to advance, but finding efficient and
effective - more importantly, costeffective
- ways to keep potato plants
properly irrigated is a never-ending issue.
" Water challenges including lowering
groundwater levels,
shorter
watering
windows, power costs increasing and
in some areas water quality is getting
worse, " said Patrick Gibson, media and
trade show coordinator for Senninger.
Washington, for example, has more
acres to grow potatoes, but a canal system
that would supply dry lands 100 miles
away just isn't financially feasible, said
Washington State Potato Commission
executive director Chris Voigt.
" It would be about a $5- to $8-billion
irrigation project, " Voigt said. " There
just isn't money in growers' pockets to
do something like that or the federal
government's pockets. "
Growers have little control over how
much water is available to them, so they
are on an ongoing quest to make the
most of what they have.
DRIP ADVANCEMENTS
Developments in drip irrigation are
promising, although the technique has
a reputation for being expensive and
time-consuming to manage, according
to Andrew Howseman of Howseman
Agriculture in the UK, who has been at
the forefront of drip irrigation technology
in recent years. Therefore, drip has been
slow to take off with potato farmers.
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