Photo by Eighth Day Farm via https://www.facebook.com/EighthDayFarm I have had the unintentional opportunity to spend a lot of time this year thinking and writing about agricultural water. There is a good reason for this. Water plays a very important role in both farm productivity and produce safety. One practice that intersects many farm priorities is microirrigation, more commonly known as drip irrigation. What is Microirrigation? Microirrigation, or drip, is a system designed to deliver...

What It Is and Why It Matters (and do you have to do it?) Agricultural Water Assessment What It Is and Why It Matters (and do you have to do it?) The FSMA Agricultural Water Assessment can feel intimidating at first. It is a detailed evaluation of pre-harvest agricultural water, and that alone can be enough to make growers feel overwhelmed or start looking for an exemption. Instead, think of the Ag Water Assessment as a research project focused on your farm’s water system. The assessment...