Higher Quote by Jim Costa

Of all the works of civilization that interfere with the natural water distribution system, irrigation has been by far the most pervasive and powerful.

— Al Gore

Agriculture looks different today - our farmers are using GPS and you can monitor your irrigation systems over the Internet.

— Debbie Stabenow

Long-established techniques in farming. There is no wastage in water unlike the usual irrigation systems

— Anne Del Rio

Technology has allowed us to have more drought-resistant crops. The spotty nature of drought, the spotty nature of rains can sometimes result in better…

— Tom Vilsack

I consider it top priority to improve water quality and increase water quantity in my community.

— Joe Baca

“Indeed, in many agricultural regions — including northern China, southern India (as well as the Punjab), Mexico, the western United States, parts of the…

— Laurie Ann Mazur

“Irrigation is the biggest, most urgent, most vital problem in California today.”

— Ruth Comfort Mitchell

A few little flowers will spring up briefly in the dry gulley through which torrents of water pass occasionally. But it is steady streams…

— Neal A. Maxwell

There is also a marked global trend towards sustainable agriculture, building on traditional methods which use fewer chemical inputs, carefully manage soil and water…

— Helen Clark

We have to get smarter about our cities. Especially when it comes to the most basic of public services - water supply.

— Rohini Nilekani

High quality water is more than the dream of the conservationists, more than a political slogan; high quality water, in the right quantity at…

— Richard Bangs

What the new fertilizer technology has accomplished for the farmer is clear: more crop can be produced on less acreage than before. Since the…

— Barry Commoner