Soil Conservation and Irrigation Technologies
Those that are involved in this research
Collaborators
Keith Sides, Civil Engineer, USDA-NRCS Lubbock
Brandt Underwood, Conservation Agronomist
Darren Richardson, Assistant State Conservationist, USDA-NRCS
Texas Corn Producers
Agri-Life Extension
Co-Investigator
Dana Porter
Professor and Extension Program Leader, Texas A&M Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and AgriLife Research & Extension Service, Lubbock
Donna McCallister
Research Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Lubbock
Jourdan Bell
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist-Agronomy, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Amarillo
Principal Investigator
Katie Lewis
Assistant Professor, Soil Fertility & Chemistry, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, LBK & TTU
corn growers (Cooperators)
Kelly Kettner, Lamb County
Braden Gruhlkey, Deaf Smith County
Steve Yoder, Dalhart
The research goes from 2017-2019
Fall 2018- Winter 2019
Collect final report and results
Fall/Winter 2017
Analyze & summarize data for those involved
Get information over crop management.
Collect crop data
Spring 2018
Collect measurements
Get soil samples
Summer 2018
Monitor conditions
"Irrigation/engineering considerations will include energy savings, water use efficiency, and general weather conditions that can be related to crop evapotranspiration, and water balance (crop water use, soil moisture, etc.)"
"Programs funded through the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service and Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board have improved irrigation water management on over one million acres in Texas since 2008."
Image ideas
Researcher doing their research
A photo of test tubes.
A photo of the lab.
A corn field shot at a low angle.
Darren Richardson
"It's an interesting project with good producers."
Goal for the research
The goal for this research is to find a beneficial way for farmers to grow crops in cost and effective way.
Improve soil health by findings.
Reduce pests on crops.
Help farmers farm more efficiently by finding easier, more effective ways.
Save money for the farmers.
