Irrigated agriculture expert Daniele Zaccaria joins The Water Values Podcast for an in-depth look at the state of irrigated agriculture. Daniele has been around irrigated agriculture his entire life and has a lot of knowledge to share about how irrigated agriculture works and where it’s headed. Tune in for an informative and fun talk with Daniele.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

The size of California’s agricultural sector
How much water the ag sector uses in a “normal” California year
How that water is split between groundwater and surface water
Where the water comes from for irrigated agriculture
The different irrigation methods
Which irrigation methods are more water-efficient
The trade-offs involved with improved water-efficient irrigation
Where Daniele sees irrigated ag heading in terms of water use and efficiency
How irrigation water is priced
Environmental impacts of irrigated agriculture

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

Daniele Zaccaria’s biography page on the UC – Davis website
UC – Davis website on subsidized water for agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture Publication – Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Face of Emerging Demands
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – Choosing an Irrigation Method
Eco-efficient Agriculture: Concepts, Challenges, and Opportunities by Brian Keating, et al
Wikipedia page on environmental impacts of irrigation

Transcript                                                           

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