In the News

No-till Practices Prove to Conserve Water   Water conserving techniques for no-till farming are being studied at the Kansas State University Southwest Research-Extension Center in Garden City, Kansas.   

Decreasing Runoff to Conserve Ogallala   Irrigation/Precipitation Management research done by Dr. Scott Van Pelt.  

Commercialization of Irrigation Scheduling Technology   ARS Information Staff issued a press release on March 18, 2009 regarding increased distribution by a Texas company of technology developed by ARS scientists working at the Cropping Systems Research Laboratory in Lubbock, TX.  

Scientific American has an article on Ogallala Aquifer   An overview of the Ogallala Aquifer and its importance to American Agriculture was reported in March 2009 edition of Scientific American.   

Science Update in Agricultural Research magazine (October 2009) features Irrigation Scheduling Technology   USDA-ARS monthly magazine, Agricultural Research, has a regular feature called Science Update and the October 2009 issue updated information on the commercialization of irrigation scheduling technology  

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