Irrigation Association
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The Irrigation Association is a trade association of about 1800 companies in the agriculture and landscape industries.[1]: 765 It was established in 1949.[citation needed]
Certified irrigation designers with a specialty in sprinkler, surface or drip-micro qualify to become Technical Service Providers for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) projects through the Natural Resources Conservation Service.[2]
In September 2010, the Irrigation Association began offering computer-based testing for certification exams.[3]
Smart Irrigation Month
[edit]In 2010 the association named July "Smart Irrigation Month" in order to promote water conservation in that month.[4] John Linder submitted a resolution to Congress in support of the initiative.[5]
Political advocacy
[edit]Opposition to right-to-repair legislation
[edit]In July 2024, the Irrigation Association signed a letter to members of both the House Committee on Armed Services and the Senate Committee on Armed Services opposing Section 828 of S. 4628, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, entitled "Requirement for Contractors to Provide Reasonable Access to Repair Materials," which would require contractors doing business with the US military to agree "to provide the Department of Defense fair and reasonable access to all the repair materials, including parts, tools, and information, used by the manufacturer or provider or their authorized partners to diagnose, maintain, or repair the good or service."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ [House Committee on Agriculture] (2013). The Future of U.S. Farm Policy:, ... Serial No. 112-30, Part 1, March 9, 2012, March 23, 2012, March 30, 2012, April 20, 2012, 112-2 Hearings. United States Congress.
- ^ "About TechReg". Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "Irrigation Association Launches Computer-Based Certification Testing". September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ Smart Irrigation Month.
- ^ H.Con.Res.118C
- ^ Koebler, Jason (2024-08-28). "Appliance and Tractor Companies Lobby Against Giving the Military the Right to Repair". 404 Media. Archived from the original on 2024-08-29. Retrieved 2024-08-29.