Category: Hurricane

Episode 39 - 2017 Irrigation Show Preview

9/15/2017

[3:45] Birthday Game
- Prince Harry
- Dan Marino
- Sam Brownback
[6:25] Hurricane Irma - Weather forecasting and the devastation.
- Washington Post graphics John mentions.
- Irma forecasting kept changing, and the hurricane ended up going more the the west than expected.
[14:05} Drought in Portugal - worst in more than 20 years.
- Ensuring water for drinking is a top priority.
  - "... could end up bringing a ban on the irrigation of farmland, which uses up 80 percent of the region’s available water."
[19:30] 2017 Irrigation Show and Education Conference - Taking place in Orlando from Nov. 6 - 10.
- Details found at www.irrigationshow.org
- Keynote Speaker: Doug Rauch - Former president of Trader Joe's Company. Currently the CEO of Conscious Capitalism.
- Water Summit: Taking place on Friday, Nov. 10.
- Education Classes: Attendees learn new skills and earn CEUs with the industry’s best education for agriculture, landscape and golf irrigation.
  - IA is offering Spanish-language classes this year.
- Show attendees will also have the opportunity to learn about new water technologies through the New Products Contest and Pitcher's Mound.
[34:47] Brent's Tip of the Week - with Brent being out, we made sure to get his tip of the week via email.
- This is a Yogi Berraism “You can observe a lot just by watching.”