| Centre pivot design
Contact person
Ms Meg Ogea - Education
Manager
Contact person's address
The Irrigation
Association
6540 Arlington Boulevard
Falls Church, Virginia,
22042-6638
USA
Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel
+1-703-536-7080 Fax +1-703-536-7019
Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]
Type of programme
Course
Certificate
Certificate of participation
Frequency of programme
With sufficient participants
and upon request.
Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the
capabilities of water professionals.
Programme prospectus
This is an agriculturally
oriented class where participants will learn how to design Centre Pivot systems.
This advanced class includes inventory resources, application rates, hydraulics,
mainline layout and sizing, nozzle selection and scheduling. Both theory and
practical applications are covered. It is strongly recommended that the student
meet the following prerequisites: Principles of irrigation, design hydraulics,
understanding pumps, controls and wells and chemigation/fertigation are
excellent precursors for this class.
Target group
Junior professionals
Programme
www
http://www.irrigation.org/education.htm
Dates/duration
Two days
Language
English, Spanish |
The Irrigation Association
Acronym
IA
Country
USA
Address
The Irrigation Association
6540 Arlington
Boulevard
Falls Church, VA 22042-6638
USA
Tel +1-703-536-7080
Fax +1-703-536-7019
E-mail
[email protected]
Institute/organization
www
http://www.irrigation.org/
Brief description of institution/organization
The
Irrigation Association (IA) is a non-profit North American organization. Its
mission is to improve the products and practices used to manage water resources
and to help shape the worldwide business environment of the irrigation industry.
The Irrigation Association's interest in water resources encompasses the
application conservation, drainage, improvement and recovery of water for
economic and environmental enhancement in agriculture, turfgrass, landscape and
forestry.
The Irrigation Association's efforts focus on providing
leadership in four areas:
- The IA interacts with private and governmental
organizations and other associations in the development of legislation and
regulations ensure the availability, quality and accessibility of water supplies
for, or affected by, irrigation and the efficacy of trade policies.
- IA
establishes and conducts authoritative educational programmes to broaden and
focus public awareness of issues related to water management, to provide
professional certification of practitioners of irrigation related disciplines
and to ensure the accessibility of research information pertinent to industry
practices and products.
- IA perceives itself as an effective catalyst and
umbrella organization for outreach, communication and coordination among the
diverse parties and interests involved in irrigation.
- IA contributes to the
establishment of recognized standards and guidelines dealing with
irrigation-related products, engineering applications and practices
worldwide.
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