by A group of researchers in Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources recently received funding from the USDA as part of a continuing cooperative agreement on the efficient use of water in agriculture.
Led by Chuck West, director of the CASNR Water Center and the Thornton Distinguished Chair in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, the consortium was awarded $213,568 from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. This funding will be used to conduct studies specifically targeted for water efficiency practices on the Great Plains of the United States that lie over the Ogallala Aquifer, a major source of irrigation for crops and livestock. Read more.
