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Posted on 2/6/2023 The Irrigation Association has opened registration for its 2023 Technician Week scheduled for March 6-10.
Posted on 2/2/2023 The Irrigation Association is now accepting applications for the 2023 Anthony W. “Tony” LaFetra Scholarship Program, sponsored by Rain Bird in honor of the company’s late president and CEO.
Posted on 1/19/2023 Irrigation & Lighting magazine, the business publication serving contractors in those industries, is opening its Watch Us Grow: 2023 Industry Standouts program for this year’s entries.
Posted on 1/12/2023 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Noreen Rich has accepted the position of IA member engagement and industry relations director, and Trisha Klaus has been promoted to IA communications, marketing and brand vice president.
Posted on 12/16/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that The Toro Company will be a premier sponsor of the 2023 Irrigation E3 program.
Posted on 12/13/2022 The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce that Steve Counter, vice president of category management at SiteOne Landscape Supply, has been elected to the IA Board of Directors.
Posted on 12/13/2022 The Irrigation Association is pleased to announce that Steve Hohl, principal for Water Concern Ltd., has been elected to the IA Board of Directors.
Posted on 12/12/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce the winner of the 2022 Pitch Competition.
Posted on 12/8/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce the winners of the 2022 New Product Contest.
Posted on 10/20/2022 The Irrigation Association has selected 25 exceptional winners for the 2022 Irrigation E3 program.
Posted on 10/5/2022 The Irrigation Association has named the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership as the recipient of the Smart Water Application Technologies 2022 Outstanding Public Engagement Award.
Posted on 10/5/2022 The Irrigation Association has named the Inland Empire Utilities Agency in Chino, California, as the recipient of the Smart Water Application Technologies 2022 Outstanding Industry Partnership Award.
Posted on 9/6/2022 The Irrigation Association is now accepting applications for the 2022 Irrigation E3 program.
Posted on 8/31/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Stephanie Clark, CEM, has been promoted to strategic partnerships and business development vice president.
Posted on 8/18/2022 The Irrigation Association has hired Nathan Bowen as its new advocacy director. His background includes a full breadth of policy issues, especially environmental regulation, water quality, conservation and international trade.
Posted on 8/16/2022 Irrigation Today magazine, the only publication focused specifically on content related to on-farm irrigation, won two first-place honors in the Agricultural Communicators Network 2022 Communication Awards Program.
Posted on 8/9/2022 The 2022 Irrigation Show and Education Week, the annual event gathering agriculture and landscape irrigation professionals, has opened registration for the 2022 show to be held in Las Vegas Dec. 5-9.
Posted on 10/12/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Bradley Jakubowski, of The Pennsylvania State University, is a recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Education Award, sponsored by Hunter Industries.
Posted on 7/29/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Charlie Abee, CAIS, of the College of the Sequoias, is a recipient of the 2022 Excellence in Education Award, sponsored by Hunter Industries.
Posted on 7/29/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Netafim’s Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Dairy Effluent Water Application project has been named the recipient of the 2022 Vanguard Award, sponsored by Hunter Industries.
Posted on 7/29/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that Jack Buzzard, of Corona del Mar, California, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Industry Achievement Award.
Posted on 6/23/2022 Irrigation & Lighting magazine, the business publication serving contractors in those industries, won three honors in the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association’s 2022 Communication Awards.
Posted on 6/16/2022 Irrigation & Lighting magazine, the business publication serving contractors in those industries, named the four winners of its Watch Us Grow: 2022 Industry Standouts program.
Posted on 6/16/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce that July 2022 has once again been designated as Smart Irrigation Month.
Posted on 5/9/2022 Irrigation & Lighting magazine, the business publication serving contractors in those industries, has opened its Changing the Landscape Awards program for this year’s entries.
Posted on 4/11/2022 The Irrigation Association is excited to announce the winners of the 2022 Anthony W. “Tony” LaFetra Scholarship Program, sponsored by Rain Bird.