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Episode 52 - Omnibus, World Water Day and South Africa

3/26/2018

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Episode Highlights:

  • [:46] World Water Day - John and Elizabeth share what they did on the annual observation day for water.

  • [3:16] The birthday game 

    • Keegan-Michael Key

    • Jim Parsons

    • Peyton Manning

  • [4:53] Omnibus - The team focuses on the areas of the $1.3 trillion Omnibus package that will affect water after it passed Congress.

  • [16:17] World Water Day (cont'd) - The 2018 theme is "Nature for Water." It explores how nature based solutions have the potential to solve many of our water challenges.

  • [25:44] South Africa - An article titled Setting the Standard for Water Wise Tourism details how South Africa is positively changing its relationship with water and encouraging everyone to become more water wise.
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Episode 51 - Groundwater, Chipotle and Farm Bill

3/15/2018

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​Episode Highlights:

  • [1:04] Brent update - After his trip to Canada, Brent is now in California for a few weeks. 

  • [2:01] IA Fly-in - the association flew 13 members into D.C. to meet with congress and discuss a number of topics affecting the industry.

  • [7:04] The birthday game 

    • Mitt Romney

    • James Taylor

    • Gary Sinise

  • [10:15] National Groundwater Awareness Week - the team discusses the importance of groundwater and metering water-use in homes.

  • [15:40] Farm Bill - as the release date approaches, excitement continues to build.

  • [19:00] Scientists engineer crops to conserve water, resist drought - the study alleges crops with higher levels of a protein require 25 percent less water. If scientists are able to find this gene in all crops, they can genetically modify to preserve water.

  • [23:07] Chipotle - a new graphic found on Chipotle cups promotes the benefits of efficient agricultural irrigation.
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  • [31:01] March Madness - good luck with your NCAA basketball tournament bracket(s)!

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Episode 50 - Water on the Moon?

3/15/2018

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​Episode Highlights:

  • [:36] Updates - John is recovering from the flu and preparing for a new responsibility after he was chosen for federal grand jury duty. Elizabeth and Brent are returning from recent travels. 
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  • [10:00] The birthday game - a special edition featuring two birthdays within the team. 

    • Justin Beiber 

    • Ron Howard

    • Tim Kaine

  • [13:30] Water on the Moon - NASA article describes the moon's water as widespread and immobile. The team tries to make sense of this phenomenon. 

  • [19:53] WaterSense for new homes program - WaterSense is looking to make their program more flexible by finding a quicker and easier way to evaluate more homes.
    • Check out this Bringing Water to Life Webinar that details solutions to agriculture's water challenges. 

  • [25:40] Frost in California - Central Valley was hit hard with frost leaving a lot of farmers worried about the quality of crops.

  • [28:10] Brent wins 2018 Roy Williams Award - The award is given by the American Society of Irrigation Consultants to someone who has had an outstanding achievement and influence on the industry.  
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