Agricultural Water Management

Food Safety on the Farm: Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices—Water

Jaysankar De, Christopher R. Pabst, Jessica Lepper, Renée Goodrich-Schneider, and Keith R. Schneider

Water Measurement for Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Brian Boman and Sanjay Shukla

Potential of Collected Stormwater and Irrigation Runoff for Foliage and Bedding Plant Production

Jianjun Chen, Richard C. Beeson, Jr., Robert H. Stamps, Thomas H.Yeager, and Liz A. Felter

Valuing Florida Water Resources: Water Use in Irrigated Agriculture

Tatiana Borisova, Syed Irfan Ali Shah, Tara Wade, Kelly Grogan, and Xiang Bi

Stormwater as an Alternative Source of Water Supply: Feasibility and Implications for Watershed Management

Sanjay Shukla and Fouad H. Jaber

Managing Your Tropical Fruit Grove under Changing Water Table Levels

Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi, and Bruce Schaffer

This fact sheet has been prepared by IFAS faculty working with tropical fruit crops in an effort to assist growers manage their groves under conditions of flooding, high water tables, or drought. Although weather events cannot be controlled, becoming familiar with the effects of a high water table, flooding, or drought on tropical fruit crops may assist growers in managing their fruit trees so they survive these events with minimal or no damage. However, this process will be impacted by ground water levels, which are managed in south Florida, and thus are dependent on regional water management decisions. 

Water Movement in Strawberry Beds

John R. Duval, Eric Simonne, and Guodong Liu

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Your Farm as a Water Storage System: Steps to Establish an Agreement with the Water Management Districts

Brandon Quinn-Ivey and Sandra M. Guzmán

This publication introduces water storage strategies known as Dispersed Water Management (DWM) and Water Farms (WF) and describes the process that a private landowner should follow to obtain a permit and begin a water storage agreement with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). Written by Brandon Quinn-Ivey and Sandra M. Guzmán, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, September 2022.

Application of Surfactants in Commercial Crop Production for Water and Nutrient Management in Sandy Soil

Guodong Liu, Gene McAvoy, Ben Hogue, and Crystal A. Snodgrass

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Commercial audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Animal Systems

Water Use and Irrigation Management of Agronomic Crops

D. L. Wright, D. Rowland, and Sudeep Sidhu

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet for Commercial audience(s). in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Plant Systems

Raising Soil Organic Matter Content to Improve Water Holding Capacity

Jehangir H. Bhadha, Jay M. Capasso, Raju Khatiwada, Stewart Swanson, and Christopher LaBorde

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Agriculture Water