Fairfax, Virginia-based Irrigation & Lighting magazine named its winners for the 2023 Irrigation & Lighting Changing the Landscape Awards. 

The EPA presented the 2023 WaterSense Sustained Excellence, Partner of the Year and Excellence Award winners during the WSI Conference.

The Department of Homeland Security proposed modifications to both the H-2A and H-2B temporary guest worker programs in September. 

The Irrigation Association awarded two entities with 2023 Smart Water Application Technologies Awards. 

California’s Senate passed Assembly Bill 1572 in September to curtail the use of potable water for irrigating nonfunctional turf.

The price of registration will increase from $89 to $109 for Irrigation Association members and $189 to $209 for nonmembers. 

The IA will offer an irrigation education track as part of the Landscape Contractor Education program at the 2023 Equip Exposition.

The U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly report showed parts of the United States continuing to experience moderate to exceptional drought.

The United States federal government could shut down Oct. 1 with several potential impacts on the irrigation industry.  

The Census Bureau reported that privately‐owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,283,000.