* Consumptive use requirement (ET)

* Leaching Requirement

* Proper field length and width

* Grading and leveling fields

* Lining ditches or installing pipelines

* Properly sized culverts and gates

* Hi-Flow turnouts

* Flow measurement devices

* Irrigation scheduling with soil sensors

* Maintenance of irrigation system

* Drip irrigation

* Proper Drain Maintenance

* Crop rotations

* Conservation tillage & reduced tillage

* Residue management (i.e., its effects on soil structure, tilth, & aggregate stability)

* Cover crops & manure application

* Weed control

* Nutrient management plan: Crop; expected yield goals; nutrient requirement; nutrient budget (N/P/K)

* Soil, water, plant/petiole, and manure chemical analysis

* Collect, analyze, & interpret field data

* Fertilizer, manure, and soil amendments recommendations

* Split application of nutrients (i.e., timing, type, rate, & application method)

* Crop history (e.g., yield and quality produced)

* Carrying capacity of the soil (i.e., productivity based on the soils physical, chemical, & biological properties, crop variety, climate, water quality, and cultural/management practices)

* Record keeping

* Resource inventory & planning (using technical materials; job/fact sheets; soil maps & soil description; areal photographs, etc.)

* Economic principles (cost-benefit analysis)

* Feasible, practical, & attainable solutions

* Diagnostic approach to problem solving

* Implement BMPs based on site-specific evaluations (Demonstrate BMPs on a small scale when not sure of its benefits)

* Technology transfer (e.g., use of Geographic Information System, Global Positioning System, and other computer-aided tools to manage farm operations)

* Shallow water table; poor drainage; over irrigation; seepage from canal; clay lenses (water logging); elevated salinity & sodicity levels; excessive cultivation; soil compaction;

surface crusting; nutrient deficiencies; sodium toxicity; inappropriate use of soil amendments