Summary of Success: 2008 Presentations


Ogallala Aquifer Project workers met in Amarillo, Texas in March of 2008 to summarize what they have discovered recently during the course of their work. These videos run from ten to twenty minutes and are a good way to learn what is new.

In the News

Preserving for Tomorrow   Possible economic policies that could sustain the Ogallala Aquifer and its communities are being studied at Kansas State, Texas Tech, West Texas A and M, and the Texas Cooperative Extension.   

Cotton Crop Rotations   A cotton sorghum rotation project that could help determine whether a crop rotation allows for a more efficient use of irrigation water is being researched at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.  

Mobile Irrigation Lab   Producers can learn how to save water and money when irrigating with center pivots through the Kansas State Research and Extensions Mobile Irrigation Lab. The MIL conducts infield evaluations so management recommendations can be made to the producer.  

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About the Ogallala Aquifer

“The Ogallala Initiative is a project funded by the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). The Initiative provides permanent funding for several research projects on water conservation for the Ogallala Aquifer through a consortium between USDA-ARS, Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, and West Texas A&M University.”

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