Mallika Nocco is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin—Madison. Her areas of expertise are in agrohydrology, irrigation, soil-plant-water conservation, crop water use physiology, soil physical health, and thermal/multispectral aerial imagery for crop water stress evaluation across the United States. Mallika is a 2014 EPA STAR Fellow and 2017 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow who is passionate about policy-relevant science and communication. She works with growers, policymakers, and water districts to develop irrigation management strategies that balance farm livelihoods, soil health, and water conservation. She is the co-host of the Water Talk Podcast (https://www.watertalkpodcast.com) and director of the Conservation Irrigation Lab (https://www.irrigationlab.com). Contact: Mallika Nocco, nocco@wisc.edu, @mallika_nocco on Twitter.