Getting Started with Irrigation
A session dedicated to those interested in setting up a new irrigation system. This session will include a presentation on designing and implementing a drip irrigation system and a second presentation on what is needed to install a center-pivot. Regulations like large volume water use registration and back flow prevention will be discussed as it applies to installing a new system. Travelers and stationary sprinklers will also be briefly covered, along with some of the economics behind each system.

*  Drip Irrigation for Beginners
A talk covering the basics of drip irrigation including system design, regulatory requirements, economics of installing a system and the benefits of drip irrigation.
10:30am - 11:00am
Brenden Kelley - Michigan State University

*  Beginning with Overhead Irrigation
This talk will focus on what is needed to install and operate a overhead irrigation system. Large volume water use regulation and back-flow prevention for groundwater will also be briefly include along with some economics and trends in overhead  irrigation.
11:00am - 11:30am
Lyndon Kelley - Michigan State University