Podcasts about irrigators

Based on mountain snowpack levels, 2025 should be a pretty decent water year for Idaho irrigators.

Applications open for new Telemetry and Monitoring Grant projects in the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer region; deadline is March 28, 2025

An agreement would pay farmers participating in the “deficit irrigation” program if they stop irrigating and sacrifice one or two hay cuttings, and retail sales of U.S. potatoes increased by both volume and dollar sales in July 2023-thru-June of this year.

Next year, for the first time in more than 100 years, farmers and ranchers across Montana’s Hi-Line region will face a summer without irrigation water. Normally, water from the St. Mary River is diverted into the Milk River, which runs through north-central Montana towns like Havre and Malta.  But the infrastructure that moved the water failed in June, and it won’t be repaired until the 2025 irrigating season is over. Agricultural producers say they face devastation.  By mid-August this year, the Milk River above Havre had run completely dry. That could be the norm for all of next summer.  With me today is Joshua Murdock, reporter for the Missoulian, who visited the St. Mary Canal to inspect damage, and who traveled the entire length of the Milk River affected by the loss of water.   

The average daily release rate from Fort Peck is 8,000 cfs and monitoring of pallid sturgeon continues. Irrigators asked about the Wolf Point gauge and USACE will be talking to the USGS to get more information on the gauge. Monitoring of the from the test such as pool levels, erosion, dam safety, etc., will continue once the test is complete later this fall.

Farmers happy to see Craigbourne Dam get more rain

The New South Wales State Opposition is warning every household in the state will feel the effects of water buy backs on the Murray Darling Basin.  The first tranche of water buy backs have begun, with the federal government seeking 70 gigalitres of water from landholders in Basin communities.  Farmers, Irrigators, advocates and industry have been pushing back against the plan, warning it would devastate basin communities and push up prices at the checkouts.  Rural Reporter Emily Minney has spoken with Shadow Water Minister Steph Cooke, who says the plan will have inevitable flow on effects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Due to economic impacts in the Klamath Basin, county leaders are urging water officials to provide a full water allocation to irrigators this year, and several key agricultural groups issued responses to the Senate Ag Committee Republicans' farm bill framework.

Due to economic impacts in the Klamath Basin, county leaders are urging water officials to provide a full water allocation to irrigators this year, and several key agricultural groups issued responses to the Senate Ag Committee Republicans' farm bill framework.

Klamath irrigators are frustrated over water allocation for farms, and U.S. agriculture represents just under 10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

The Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative draws together water users In Central Oregon who are often put in the position of competing for water. Irrigators, fish and wildlife advocates and managers, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, cities and county residents using groundwater from private wells have been working together for more than 20 years with notable successes. Those include funding and implementing programs that have both preserved water for agriculture and provided for drinking water and fish and wildlife. The collaborative model is different from other kinds of negotiating, like mediation or lawmaking.But the ongoing drought conditions are posing challenges that even those with decades of experience managing water resources have not faced. We talked with those integrally involved with and affected by water supply and water policy in front of an audience in an event space overlooking the Deschutes River. We bring you that conversation today, slightly edited for clarity and brevity, with: Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and utility director Mike Buettner; Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch; Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang;  Bobby Brunoe, CEO for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and one of the co-chairs of the Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative; Kate Fitzpatrick, executive director of the Deschutes River Conservancy; farmers in two different irrigation districts in the Basin, Phil Fine and Matt Lisignoli; and Tod Heisler, River Advocate with Central Oregon Landwatch. This show is the last in our solution-oriented series funded by the Oregon Community Foundation.

Irrigators Invited to Respond to Irrigation and Water Management Survey

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A water broker says some SA irrigators would never sell their water as part of the government's buyback tender, while others may sell out of desperation, a new South Australian Varroa Industry Advisory Committee has been formed to prepare the state for any future outbreaks, and a series of late frosts have caused losses to lentils and other late crops in the state's South East.

A group of Lower Murray farmers has requested support from a local MP to fast track government funding for levee repairs, the State Government will contribute $5.5million towards an industry-backed project to eliminate mobile blackspots in the Limestone Coast, and South Australian shearer Nathan Meaney was crowned National Shearing Champion at the AWI National Sports Shear and Woolhandling event in Jamestown.

Farmers, irrigators and environmental groups digest changes that will be made to the $13billion Murray Darling Basin Plan, Water and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says its appropriate to now introduce water buybacks to the Basin Plan, with "all options on the table", and South Australia's crop season is "on track" to produce an estimated 8.8million tonne in 2023-24.

Dan Keppen, Executive Director of the Family Farm Alliance

Irrigators near Mypolonga are concerned about how River Murray flooding is affecting power in the region. Tracy Bawden, Woodlane Irrigation's Secretary Treasurer, says there is too much uncertainty surrounding electricity outages amid SA's Flood Emergency, to plan accordingly.  Representing dozens of farming businesses, Tracy joins Jennie Lenman to discuss her predicament. Then SA Power Networks' Head of Corporate Affairs Paul Roberts joins Jennie Lenman to respond.

Irrgators fear the imminent River Murray flood could cost them $2bn as the state government prepares to fly in an extra 1.5 million sandbags to protect at-risk properties.The alleged head of a multimillion-dollar national drug and money-laundering syndicate who is wanted by the FBI can be identified for the first time after a suppression order was lifted this week. A new hybrid laser and drone show will help light up the night at this year's New Year's Eve celebrations in front of 8000 people at Rymill Park.And the AFL national draft is just over a week away and clubs' plans are ­firming. Fox Footy's Mick Ablett – a former AFL national talent manager who was taken in the 1999 rookie draft by North Melbourne looks at what every club needs and who they could select.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irrigators are unhappy with general security allocations being as low as they are, acknowledging that carryover requires headspace in storages upstream to be managed to maintain farmers' entitlements. The NSW Irrigators Council CEO speaks with Flow listeners about the challenge of returning 450GL to South Australia in the current Murray Darling Basin Plan due date of 2024 when, among other things, many 'constraints' remain such as easements to allow intermittent flooding for water delivery downstream.

Irrigators in Southern Oregon and Northern California are facing another year of drought. The Klamath Water Users Association, an organization that represents farmers and ranchers, has teamed up with Ducks Unlimited, an organization that works on wetland conservation, to handle water issues. The groups aim to recycle water in the region and envision pump stations that can manage water more efficiently. We hear more about the plan from Moss Driscoll, the Director of Water Policy for the Klamath Water Users Association, and Jeff McCreary, the Western Region director of operations for Ducks Unlimited.

Flow checks in with the SA Murray Irrigators' Caren Martin during a wetter water year in the Murray-Darling Basin with deadlines for states looming in 2024, in the build-up to a March state election and likely May federal election

The Republican River Basin has been the source of some controversy in the name of water access. Today we have a great discussion with a solution providers mindset.

Irrigators downstream of Paradise dam watch flood water go wanting and hear why alpaca wool is again back in black.

Irrigators from Northern Victoria are being handed more than $300 million worth of water to keep and use from savings from the multi-billion dollar upgrade to the Goulburn Murray irrigation district.

A group of irrigators who take their water out of Meadowbank Lake have come to an agreement with Hydro concerning work on the hydraulic dam gates in the Derwent Valley

Water price hikes have been deemed a blow for irrigators, trying to recover lost ground in their first wet season after years of drought. IPART is increasing prices by up to 52-percent. Which is less than government agencies originally proposed, but still well-above the 3.8-percent CPI rate. Rural reporter Sophie Clarke caught up with New South Wales Irrigators Council Chief Executive Claire Miller to hear more: Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Think Out Loud has traveled to the Klamath Basin to have conversations with people affected by the severe drought in the region. As a result of the water crisis, many farmers in the Klamath Basin have needed to make difficult choices and are unable to irrigate portions of their land. We hear from Ben DuVal, an Alfalfa farmer and president of the Klamath Water Users Association. He shares details on how the water crisis is affecting producers in the region.

Irrigators unhappy with zero water in a good year, the future of genetically modified crops and a warning from Australia's chief vet.

Irrigators in the Southern Basin should expect a fall in the average water price next season even under average rainfall conditions An exotic species of snail has been found and contained at four sites in Adelaide that has grain growers concerned There has been huge demand for seafood in the lead up to Easter, which has been welcomed by the industry after a challenging 12 months

Will buybacks return if NSW or Victoria can't recover enough water by 2024? SAMI spoke with FlowNews24 earlier today about the growing concerns about water efficiency programs and in particular NSW's ability to reach its targets.

A group of irrigators in the Derwent Valley say they are frustrated with Hydro Tasmania's plans to draw down Lake Meadowbank, leaving them without irrigation water while infrastructure work is undertaken

A group of irrigators in the Derwent Valley say they are frustrated with Hydro Tasmania's plans to draw down Lake Meadowbank, leaving them without irrigation water while infrastructure work is undertaken

Technology is an Enabler You are limited only by your motivation, your dreams, and your drive. Technology unlocks new opportunities: Where the tools used to limit us, now the tools enable us, so where do you want to go? What do you want to build? How big are you thinking? What do you really want for your business, your career, your family, your life? Jump in headfirst and do not fear the unknown. You got this. ========== technology is an enabler I really think technology is an enabler for those that want to be enabled, right? For those that want to learn for those that want to grow for those who are looking for new ways and new opportunities to either enhance their career, enhance their, their, um, relationships with their clients, with their contractors. And in order to do that, there is no one that's going to be able to show you the way. You are an irrigation, professional, older, new who designs installs or maintains high end residential commercial or municipal properties. And you want to use technology to improve your business, to get a leg up on your competition. Even if you're an old school irrigator from the days of hydraulic systems, this show is for you. Good morning guys. What's going on today? This is your host, Andy Humphrey back for another episode of truck talk. I dunno why I call it truck talk. But anyway, here I am in the truck driving to work. I'm already about halfway. There had a little trouble getting this mic connected up this morning. And, uh, I wanted to tell you both a story and sort of, uh, an epiphany I had this weekend. I was down in Detroit at my daughter's volleyball game. Actually, both my daughters had volleyball tournaments, but they were at different locations. So I was with my 11 year old and my wife. Was with our 15 year old and we pretty much sit either on the bleachers or in our. Kind of beach chairs, if you will, on the sidelines. And we sit while they're playing and we sit while they ref and we sit while they wait. So yeah, we pretty much sit all day and you can entertain yourself on your phone or you can get a little work done, you know, but basically you're sitting in a chair and you're on a device. And for me, When I'm in those places, my mind starts, you know, my mind doesn't shut off. It keeps going. And so I had this epiphany about technology and I started thinking about a little bit about sort of my story and how I first got involved with irrigation technology and the big epiphany I had. Which again, I think that if you're listening to this, you probably already know this because you've found this podcast looking for either landscape technology, irrigation technology. Or just sprinklers in general. But if you found this podcast, you're likely already an early adopter of technology because 90% of the green industry is not out there searching for podcasts. So kudos for that. But it also just goes to show that I believe technology is an enabler technology unlocks. New opportunities that didn't exist before. And so if we can think of it like that, we don't really know what kind of opportunities are ahead for us in the green industry and as professional. Irrigators and landscapers. And so the best thing you can do, and this is my recommendation is to jump right in headfirst. And I wanted to sort of give you an example of what that means by jumping in head first. If, if technology is going to open new opportunities and these opportunities, weren't there a year ago, a month ago, a week ago, then there's also no one to. Show you how it works. There's no one to tell you how to use it. There's no one to hold your hand through these new opportunities that technology can unlock because we are creating them as we go. And I think that that sort of a Tiffany I had this weekend, I was reminded because one of the first times I got involved with your irrigation technology was back in 2000. Well, there was two examples, but the first one was back in about 2002. This was in Baltimore, Maryland, and my good friend, Paul Bassett, who was just on Friday's episode, who you're going to get to know more and more is also an early adopter of technology. And he sold one of the early two core systems. I believe this was a Flowmaster system. It was a. Mansion outside Baltimore. I'm not going to say the name, but it was about 70 zones of residential all to wire. And this Flowmaster was down in the basement. And if you've ever tried to program one of those first two core systems, it is definitely. Not easy and just like most manufacturers in this industry, instruction manuals often aren't very clear. And so we sort of figured out this system by trial and error, but it was, um, It was a lot of trial and error, but also trial and error, meaning coming back to this site. So we must've come back to the site and content into this basement, you know, a dozen times, not just on site that day, but I mean set it, we think it's going to run. Client says, Hey, it's not watering. And we come back and we figure it out slowly. Over time, we became experts at the system by trial and error because it was such new technology that there really wasn't a lot of information out there for us to use. You know, at that time, uh, John Deere landscapes was very helpful for us because some kudos to Jerry Schmidt who was, uh, definitely helpful in helping us figure it out. Um, but it was one of those, you know, Paul was excited, we sold this system and then we just had to figure out how to program it and make it work. And we did, but it took some time. Now the second example, which is very similar was just a couple of years later. I want to say probably 2004. I was the quote unquote, uh, Toro Sentinel sales person, if you will, for, for this Toro distributor in Maryland, when, uh, when Torah had just purchased icon, it was rolling out the Sentinel product. And, you know, we were chasing cities and municipalities and, and those sorts of retrofit clients. And we, we had a close customer of the distributor that was buying a lot of Toro, red iron equipment and such and sprinklers. And we ended up being able to secure the funds to retrofit the city's control systems. And I don't remember how many controllers they had. Let's just. For let's just say they had 15 and the Sentinel system is awesome as it was, and perhaps could be today. I'm not very familiar with it. And today's technology was really based on, on radio and we would do some confusing, some awesome and confusing things like set up hubs connected to the internet, radio out to the field satellite, then radio over to a map to, and, and again, It, we, we sort of figured this out trial and error by setting a program coming back the next day, seeing if the program ran, having the client give us feedback. And again, it was a thankfully for me, I was living in Annapolis, Maryland at the time. And. This particular city was just about halfway between where the office was and where I lived. And so I had the opportunity to sort of babysit the project, one of the first controllers by stopping it at the site on my way to work or on my way, home from work and correcting over times, the things that we didn't know in order to get this technology to function. And at the end of the day, it did function to function great, but we had to be sort of patient and we had to. Uh, learn what we didn't know. Um, and maybe that's another sort of good way to look at this as sometimes. Well, oftentimes. You don't know what you don't know. And you know, when technology is opening these new opportunities, the only thing stopping us is sort of our own curiosity and our own sometimes, maybe fear of failure. Uh, and one thing I tell myself that I'll tell you guys too, is if there really is no failure, the only failure is really the person who's not willing to try or who gives up too soon, or who assumes that, uh, there's something wrong with the product. And it's the product's fault. And from my experience, working with, uh, specifically irrigation control systems, it's 95% user error. And so what we really need to do collectively is, you know, stop, think about what we're doing, uh, ask questions, uh, try new things, uh, to, to figure out. How to do things, because again, technology is opening up these new doors. There's no one here to guide us, to hold our hand, to show us how it works. And so you all, as early adopters, like I said, I, I believe most of you are early adopters because you've found this podcast, which means you're already on the front side of technology. The best thing we can do is. It's just dive in head first and, uh, you know, it's almost like we're going to, you know, jump out of an airplane and build the parachute on the way down. I think that's the analogy, something like that. But yeah, we just got to, first thing we got to have to do is sell it. And then the second thing we have to do is figure it out how to make it work and it will work. Most of these technologies absolutely work if you're willing to put in the time. And one of the things I've experienced bringing baseline technology to market over the last 15 years, yours is there are definitely all kinds of people and all kinds of personalities. And it's been really interesting for me to see that those people that will embrace something brand new, like the two core, like Sentinel, like baseline, et cetera, that almost, it's almost like they're not afraid of what they don't know. And personally, I am one of these people too. And then there's those people that want to take all of the training classes before they ever go to a site or they want the manufacturer's rep to come to the site to hold their hand because they're too afraid to, to not know something. And sometimes, actually most of the time, you're really not going to know everything. And that's totally okay. It's, you know, it's the fear of not knowing that will stop you and just in life, you're never going to know everything. There's no way we could sit in a training class and I could teach you everything you needed to know about baseline before you go out to the site to help the contractor. And the, the really the best thing you can do is have your know who your resources are, know who your contacts are, are be a willing participant in the process. And sometimes what we need I'll speak for the manufacturer side of things is we just need clear vision onto the site. We don't need to be there actually 99% of the time. There's no need to have a manufacturer come to a site. If we have someone on the site who has a cell phone, this is 2021. Everyone on the site has a cell phone and quite frankly, Most people can even do a video conference through like FaceTime or Skype. And those types of tools can be super helpful. And that's sort of the, the takeaway that I've seen is there's different personalities. Some are willing to jump in head first, go out to the site, figure out what they don't know, troubleshoot the problems, get the manufacturer's rep on the phone. And they're not afraid to be an expert. I think they might be more of a, a learner mindset. And then, yeah. So I think that, that those are kind of some of the things that were going on in my head this weekend, while I was sitting in the chair. Uh, watching this volleyball tournament and of course paying attention to the volleyball, but at the same time, you know, thoughts were rolling through my mind. And I really think technology is an enabler for those that want to be enabled, right. For those that want to learn for those that want to grow for those who are looking for new ways and new opportunities to either enhance their career, enhance their. Their relationships with their clients, with their contractors. And in order to do that, there is no one that's going to be able to show you the way. And so you gotta find a way, uh, on your own and be willing to, you know, get in the game, dive right in and see where this technology can take us. And I'm not just speaking about irrigation, you know, controls technology. It's. Technology in general, you know, when was the last time you got really creative with a Google sheet, just as a side example, there's so many really cool tools out there that that can do awesome. Awesome things for your, your daily routine and your efficiency, um, as a, as a, as a professional. So that's kinda, my 2 cents technology is enabler. If you're willing to learn and participate. And so. Yeah, jump, jump right in and let's see where technology can take us. And, uh, that's all I had today guys. So go out, have fun, be safe. And until the next episode, happy sprinkling. And we'll talk to you then. .  

Irrigators say water availability already under pressure due to climate change

Irrigators say water availability already under pressure due to climate change

This interview first aired on Friday the 27th of November 2020 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Peter D. interviews Lloyd Polkinghorne on the road. Lloyd is the Owner/Editor of the Koondrook Barham Bridge Newspaper and he is undertaking a walk from Barham to Hume to raise awareness of the plight of smaller family farm irrigators in the Southern Riverina area. Tomorrow (Saturday the 28th of November) Lloyd ends his walk at the Hume Weir You can follow Lloyd's walk at https://www.thebridgenews.com.au/walk-for-water. Listen to Peter D. live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

This interview first aired on Thursday the 19th of November 2020 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Peter D. interviews Lloyd Polkinghorne on the road near Berrigan on his walk. Lloyd is the Owner/Editor of the Koondrook Barham Bridge Newspaper and he is undertaking a walk from Barham to Hume to raise awareness of the plight of smaller family farm irrigators in the Southern Riverina area. You can follow Lloyd's walk at https://www.thebridgenews.com.au/walk-for-water. Listen to Peter D. live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

This interview first aired on Wednesday the 11th of November 2020 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Peter D. interviews Lloyd Polkinghorne. Lloyd is the Owner/Editor of the Koondrook Barham Bridge Newspaper and he is undertaking a walk from Barham to Hume to raise awareness of the plight of smaller family farm irrigators in the Southern Riverina area. You can follow Lloyd's walk at https://www.thebridgenews.com.au/walk-for-water. Listen to Peter D. live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1. PRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association Limited and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) that covers Simulcasting and Online content including podcasts with musical content, that we pay every year. This licence number is 1385226/1.

Irrigators angry about price hike for water charges of 22 per cent

This interview first aired on Friday the 11th of September 2020 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Peter D. talks to Darcy Hare from the Southern Riverina Irrigators group about their class action lawsuit over the water management in the Southern Basin, New South Wales. Listen to Peter D. live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am. Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131 The ONE FM 98.5 Community Radio podcast page operates under the license of Goulburn Valley Community Radio Inc. (ONE FM) Number 1385226/1.

Irrigators welcome floodplain harvesting regulations while the floodplain association have a few concerns

Irrigators not happy with only a small increase in water allocations in many areas

Irrigators frustrated by a lack of access to water should direct their angst at the New South Wales Parliament, not at Canberra or the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. That's the advice of the Federal Government's handpicked water cop Mick Keelty.

Irrigators and the Commonwealth Environment water holder waiting to see the recommendations of the Mick Keelty report

Allyn Hane is better known on YouTube and elsewhere as The Lawn Care Nut.  With years of experience in lawn care and expertise in social media, Allyn has produced content that has seen millions of views and helped his viewers to get healthier lawns.  In this episode, The Sprinkler Nerd and Lawn Care Nut join forces to talk about how irrigation and lawn care specialists can work together to help their customers get the best results. >> www.thelawncarenut.com/ >> www.youtube.com/user/LawnCareMidwest >> lawnsacrossamerica.blubrry.net/

Queensland farmers in the south-west of the state are rejoicing as floodwaters snake south into NSW, soaking drought-impacted paddocks as they go. Irrigators promised cheap water by the Federal Government last November are still waiting for it to be delivered.

Irrigators in some parts of the northern Murray-Darling Basin will be allowed to pump from newly-flowing creeks and rivers and the news has left graziers downstream feeling angered and confused.

Irrigators in the southern Murray-Darling Basin will be able to purchase cheap water from next week as part of the Federal Government's Water for Fodder program. And by 2035 India will be the world's third-largest economy with 1.6 billion citizens. Agriculture and export leaders met in Canberra last week to discuss how they can best trade with the growing market.

As we conclude the chapter called "Violence" in the Dhammapada, we look at the perfection of patience. What makes this practice of patience a 'perfection' is that it is motivated by bodhicitta. Bodhicitta is the spontaneous wish to attain enlightenment motivated by great compassion for all living beings. A person who has this motivation of bodhicitta is called a bodhisattva. We try to become familiar with the following practice of the perfection of patience this week: Notice when unpleasant feelings are arising in our mind Instead of giving inappropriate attention to the faults of the situation or person, we instead think, "my problem is inside my mind. My problem is not outside my mind."  Try to let this wisdom sink in and calm the mind.  What is the spiritual lesson this situation is trying to teach me? I embrace the spiritual lesson. I need the spiritual lesson because I am a bodhisattva. I must attain Enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Remember that Buddhism requires no leaps of faith. You need only hold true what is confirmed by your own experience. Even the concept of the bodhisattva is compatible with other religious perspectives. It does not seek the rejection of other spiritual and philosophical viewpoints. Embrace the bodhisattva identity if it touches your heart. Let it go if it doesn’t and simply practice these methods of patience. Four Vows of a Bodhisattva Although there are many versions of these four classic vows which are phrased with slight differences, their essence is this: Living beings are countless, I vow to lead them all to the shore beyond suffering. Delusions are inexhaustible, I vow to extinguish them all. The dharmas are numberless, I vow to master them all.  Enlightenment is supreme, I vow to attain it for the benefit of all.  No filth, dust or dirt, No fasting or sleeping on bare ground, No austerities in a squatting posture Purify a mortal who has not overcome doubt.   Even though well-adorned, If one lives at peace, Calmed, controlled, assured, and chaste, Having given up violence toward all beings, Then one is a brahmin, a renunciant, a monastic.   Where in this world does one find  Someone restrained by conscience,  Who knows little of blame,  As a good horse knows little of the whip? (143)*   Like a good horse alert to the whip,  Be ardent and alarmed.  With faith, virtue, effort,  Concentration, and discernment,  Accomplished in knowledge and good conduct,  Mindful, You will leave this great suffering behind. (144)*  Irrigators guide water;  Fletchers shape arrows;  Carpenters fashion wood;  The well-practiced tame themselves. — Buddha, The Dhammapada    References: Buddha.The Dhammapada. Translated by Gil Fronsdale. Shambala, Boston and London, 2011, pp. 37-38. Je Tsongkhapa. Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment., Volume 2. Pages 151-167. Translated by the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee. Joshua Cutler, Editor-in-Chief, and Guy Newlan, Editor.

Irrigators have reacted angrily to last night's 4 Corners program, which looked at the issue of on-farm infrastructure upgrades and how they fit in with the Murray-Darling Basin plan. And, how much extra demand will there be for food in the next decade, as global populations continue to rise?

Everyone looks for refuge or relief from their pain. This is natural, but when we turn to the wrong types of refuge it causes us more problems. For example, when people turn to drugs or alcohol for refuge from suffering, sometimes they become addicted and a host of problems follow. If we eat ice cream to relieve our anxiety, this is an incorrect refuge because it does not solve our difficulty. The sign that we are turning to the wrong objects for refuge is that it does not relieve our suffering (and often causes painful complications). What can we turn to for refuge from the daily storms of pain? In the following words of Buddha, he points to three objects of refuge that can help people relieve their suffering: Buddha as an example and a teacher; Dharma (the teachings) that truly solve our problems; and Sangha (community) that help us along the path. Like someone pointing to treasure Is the wise person Who sees your faults and points them out. Associate with such a sage. Good will come of it, not bad, If you associate with one such as this. (76)   Let one such as this advise you, instruct you, And restrain you from rude behavior. Such a person is pleasing to good people, But displeasing to the bad. (77)   Do not associate with evil friends; Do not associate with the lowest of people. Associate with virtuous friends; Associate with the best of people. (78)   One who drinks in the Dharma Sleeps happily with a clear mind. The sage always delights in the Dharma Taught by the noble ones. (79)   Irrigators guide water; Fletchers shape arrows; Carpenters fashion wood; Sages tame themselves. (80) --Buddha, The Dhammapada References: The Dhammapada, by Buddha. Translated by Gil Fronsdale. Shambala, Boston and London, 2011, pp. 20-21 Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, by Je Tsongkhapa, Volume 1. Pages 297-301. Translated by the Lamrim Chenmo Translation Committee. Joshua Cutler, Editor-in-Chief, and Guy Newlan, Editor.

The push to include First Nations solutions in managing the Cultural Waterways of the Murray-Darling system.

The push to include First Nations solutions in managing the Cultural Waterways of the Murray-Darling system.

Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat

Verse 145 Irrigators regulate the waters, fletchers straighten arrow shafts, carpenters shape wood, and the good control themselves. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp129-145/en/buddharakkhita#145

Verse 80 Irrigators regulate the rivers; fletchers straighten the arrow shaft; carpenters shape the wood; the wise control themselves. (Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/ How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/ Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/ Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/ Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp76-89/en/buddharakkhita#80

Repairs on a cracked Columbia River dam in the center of Washington state are wrapping up and the dam's reservoir is being refilled. Irrigators will have water. Click here for the full story Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.

The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association doesn't want state money, but it is asking for political support for a project to irrigate 14,000 acres in the Odessa Subarea. Click here for the full story Subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite RSS reader.