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Agriculture

The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.The practice of cultivating soil, crops, and livestock and the preparation or marketing of those products.

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base flow
Agriculture; Irrigation

The sustained or dry weather flow of streams resulting from the outflow of permanent or perched groundwater, and from the drainage of lakes and swamps. Also included are water ...

balance of water resources and needs
Agriculture; Irrigation

The usable water resource of a certain water management unit in a given period of investigation, and the assessment and comparison of quantitative and qualitative characteristics ...

basins
Agriculture; Irrigation

Water is ponded on a flat or slightly graded field with bermed boundaries. Water is introduced onto the field surface in amounts equal to the water requirement and allowed to ...

baseline study
Agriculture; Irrigation

Study of the environmental conditions and organisms existing in a region prior to unnatural disturbances.

canal evaporation losses
Agriculture; Irrigation

Losses due to evaporation from the water surfaces of canals. They are generally accounted for as part of the total losses occurring in an irrigation system.

best management practice (BMP)
Agriculture; Irrigation

An irrigation practice that is both economical and practical that will assist in reducing water use, protect water quality, while maintaining or improving crop production.

big gun systems
Agriculture; Irrigation

Uses a large sprinkler mounted on a wheeled cart or trailer, fed by a flexible rubber hose. The machine may be reeled in by the hose, or moved periodically. Big guns operate at ...

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