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Barnyards & Backyards Articles
Are you looking for a way to irrigate your small acreages
Ask Sam - septic tank and gray water for irrigation
Answering ditch irrigation rights, distribution questions
Drip irrigation system delivers right amount of water right where it should
Ensure your irrigating method isn't all wet
'Feel and Appearance Method' quick way to estimate soil moisture
Here's one way to build a rain barrel for when Mother Nature turns on the faucet
How much should a tree drink while dormant?
Keeping your irrigation system in tip-top shape will keep your plants happy
Measuring flow in an irrigation ditch
Newer systems irrigate small parcels, irregularly shaped fields
Rainwater harvesting
Simple habits lead to large (water) savings
Soil moisture sensors boost irrigation effectiveness
SKIP irrigation pattern provides greater crop uniformity
Test your nonpoint source water pollution IQ
Water quality determines plant health
Watering methods, common sense help keep water where most needed
Barnyards & Backyards Featured Landowner Article
Featured landowners: Couple put conservation practices to work
Featured landowners: Working with neighbors streamlines irrigation water
Publications
Watering Landscape Trees in Wyoming (UW Extension pub MP-158.4)
Wyoming Small Acreage Irrigation Guide (UW Extension, pub B-1306 Written 2017)
Landscaping: Water Requirements and Irrigation System Management (UW CES, pub B-1201 Written 2010)
Landscaping: Irrigation for homeowners (UW CES, pub B-1198 Written 2009)
Living on a Small Acreage in Wyoming: Irrigation (State of WY, State Board of Control, 2000)
Irrigation Water Measurement: Irrigation Ditches and Pipelines (University of Wyoming publication # B-583R)
Winter Watering (UW CES pub B-1186 Written 2007 )
Videos
The ins and outs of pasture irrigation (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Watering your vegetable garden