# Farmers Conservation Alliance: FCA develops programs and technologies for irrigation modernization that benefit agriculture, the environment and community\.

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## Pages
- [Opportunities](https://fcasolutions.org/work-with-fca/opportunities/)
- [Our Team](https://fcasolutions.org/about-us/our-team/)
- [About Irrigation Modernization](https://fcasolutions.org/irrigation-modernization/about-irrigation-modernization/)
- [Stories](https://fcasolutions.org/stories/)
- [In the Media](https://fcasolutions.org/resources/in-the-media/)

## Projects
- [Medford Irrigation District Floating Solar](https://fcasolutions.org/projects/medford-irrigation-district-floating-solar/): This 0\.8 MW community solar system on a reregulation reservoir owned by the Medford Irrigation District is Oregon’s first floating solar installation\. In addition to generating clean energy, the floating solar panels will help reduce reservoir evaporation, limit algae and aquatic weed growth to improve water quality and supply for agriculture, while serving as an additional revenue source for the District\.
- [Derby Dam Farmers Screen](https://fcasolutions.org/projects/derby-dam-farmers-screen/): The Derby Dam Farmers Screen project in Sparks, Nevada, is FCA’s largest fish screen to date\. The project restored fish passage after nearly 100 years of disrupted connectivity, supporting the recovery of the endangered Lahontan cutthroat trout and strengthening ecosystem health in the watershed\. It improved water supply reliability for irrigators, helping sustain regional food production and farm viability\.
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- [Central Oregon Irrigation District](https://fcasolutions.org/projects/central-oregon-irrigation-district/): The ongoing collaboration between FID and FCA has improved agricultural reliability, conserved water and energy, and enhanced environmental outcomes in the Hood River Basin through modernization of its water delivery systems\.
- [Farmers Irrigation District](https://fcasolutions.org/projects/farmers-irrigation-district/): The ongoing collaboration between FID and FCA has improved agricultural reliability, conserved water and energy, and enhanced environmental outcomes in the Hood River Basin through modernization of its water delivery systems\.

## Stories
- [Collbran Conservancy District](https://fcasolutions.org/story/collbran-conservancy-district/): A century\-old irrigation system in western Colorado sustains farms, communities, and economies, but aging infrastructure mounting geological threats put its future—and the livelihoods it supports—at serious risk\. This is the story of how Collbran Conservancy District is working to curb future losses by modernizing the system\.
- [Oregon's First Floating Solar Array](https://fcasolutions.org/story/mid-floating-solar/): The Medford Irrigation District floating solar project demonstrates how innovative partnerships can deliver multiple benefits for irrigation districts, local communities, and the environment\.
- [Ep\. 01: the Plimsoll Podcast](https://fcasolutions.org/story/the-plimsoll-ep-01-dan-keppen/): Julie Davies O’Shea and Dan Keppen in conversation about what it means to modernize irrigation infrastructure and why it‘s vital that this work happens now\.  
- [The Multiple Benefits of Modernization](https://fcasolutions.org/story/multi-benefits-of-modernization/): Creating agricultural, environmental \& economic development opportunities\.
- [Rural Roots: Casad Family Farm](https://fcasolutions.org/story/rural-roots-casad-family-farm/): The Casad Family’s experience during a severe drought highlighted the need for a more efficient water delivery system, driving efforts to reduce water loss and improve drought resilience by making limited water supplies last longer throughout the season\.

## Webinars
- [Pollinator Pipeline Corridor Project](https://fcasolutions.org/webinar/pollinator-pipeline-corridor-project/): Hood River Watershed Group, Farmers Irrigation District, Oregon State University, and Farmers Conservation Alliance hosted a panel discussion on an ongoing pollinator corridor project in the Hood River Valley and the best practices learned from the project\.
- [Intro To PL566: Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program](https://fcasolutions.org/webinar/intro-to-pl566-watershed-and-flood-prevention-operations-program/): A joint presentation featuring Natural Resource Conservation Oregon and Farmers Conservation Alliance staff on the PL 566 program and how irrigation communities can utilize it as part of their modernization strategy\.
- [Renewable Energy Funding Opportunities](https://fcasolutions.org/webinar/renewable-energy-funding-opportunities/): An overview of key tax code changes included in the Inflation Reduction Act and how irrigation communities can use them to help finance renewable energy modernization projects presented by FCA staff\.
- [Getting Projects Shovel Ready](https://fcasolutions.org/webinar/getting-projects-shovel-ready/): Learn how pre\-development and technical assistance funding can help build a steady cycle of shovel\-ready projects and accelerate implementation\. 
- [Getting to Shovel Ready: A Case Study in Predevelopment Capital](https://fcasolutions.org/webinar/getting-to-shovel-ready-a-case-study-in-predevelopment-capital/): Join Energy Trust of Oregon, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Farmers Conservation Alliance to learn how pre\-development capital is accelerating irrigation modernization across the West\.

## Benefits
- [Drought Resilience](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit/drought-resilience/): Saving and better managing water to extend irrigation seasons and keep farmers farming during water\-short years\.
- [Economic Growth](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit/economic-growth/): Strengthening the economic foundation of farming communities for the long haul\.
- [Water Reliability](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit/water-reliability/): Ensuring water delivery when it’s needed most, and every other day of the year\.
- [Food Security](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit/food-security/): Modernization helps farms stay productive by improving water delivery in good years and bad\.
- [Labor Safety and Efficiency](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit/labor-safety-efficiency/): Simplifying and increasing the efficiency of operations helps communities deliver water more safely while reducing the workload on staff\.

## Categories
- [Video](https://fcasolutions.org/category/video/)
- [Journal](https://fcasolutions.org/category/journal/)
- [Podcast](https://fcasolutions.org/category/podcast/)

## Tags
- [community benefits](https://fcasolutions.org/tag/community-benefits/)
- [agriculture](https://fcasolutions.org/tag/agriculture/)
- [Oregon](https://fcasolutions.org/tag/oregon/)
- [infrastructure](https://fcasolutions.org/tag/infrastructure/)
- [conservation](https://fcasolutions.org/tag/conservation/)

## Benefit Tags
- [community](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit-tag/community/)
- [agriculture](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit-tag/agriculture/)
- [environment](https://fcasolutions.org/benefit-tag/environment/)

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