Register today!
Registration for our 2022 program is now open!  Classes will take place on Wednesdays, January 12th, 19th, 26th, and February 9th, 2022, at the Burlington Community Center, ​340 S 14th Street in Burlington, Colorado! 
Can't make it in person? 
​No worries!  We are excited to offer an online option, as well.  

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2022 Program Schedule

Session 1 - January 12 
Local hydrology, soils, residue management,
regional economics of water conservation
Lunch sponsor: ​TBD

Session 2 - January 19
Irrigation scheduling, telemetry, weather forecasts, variable rate and frequency application
Lunch sponsor: ​TBD 

Session 3 - January 26
Irrigation application uniformity, maintaining/optimizing pressures and well efficiency,
​working with limited capacity wells
Lunch sponsor: ​TBD

Session 4 - February 9
Using imagery, grazing covers, conservation-oriented incentives, retirement options, graduation!
Lunch sponsor: ​TBD

Interested? Pre-register today!

What is the Colorado Master Irrigator Program?

Colorado Master Irrigator is a comprehensive educational course available to Republican River Basin irrigators.​

Colorado Master Irrigator offers farmers and farm managers advanced training on conservation- and efficiency-oriented irrigation management practices and tools. This program is the product of efforts led by several local producers, district management representatives, and others. Colorado Master Irrigator is modeled on the award-winning Master Irrigator program created and run since 2016 by the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District in the Texas panhandle.
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Topic experts from Colorado and adjacent Ogallala states serve as instructors for the 32 hours of the program. Colorado Master Irrigator's interactive class format is designed to encourage peer-to-peer exchange among participants and instructors. We intend to help graduates forge several useful connections that will benefit them and their operation long after their participation in this program.

Colorado Master Irrigator's goal is to equip producers with the knowledge they need to evaluate the potential pros, cons, costs, and methods to help pay for/recoup costs of implementing different tools and strategies to improve water and energy use efficiency and conservation, soil health, and profitability on their operations. 

See the 2020 Colorado Master Irrigator program partners!

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