Limited Irrigation Agriculture Project

Objective:
Develop integrated water, weed and tillage management techniques that efficiently use limited irrigation water supplies to enhance economic sustainability.

Approach:
Small and large plot field trials have been used to determine the yield and weed response to limited irrigation water applications under conventional and minimal tillage.

Economic analysis of the results will be used to develop decision support systems for limited irrigation in the Great Plains. Benefits and methods of site-specific weed management will be evaluated. The regional economic acivity generated by limited irrigation will be quantified and analyzed.

Agroecosystems are ecological systems managed around agriculture to produce food, feed, or fiber. Humans shape the ecological structure and function of natural processes of agro-ecosystems. Under the Agroecosystems we study the impact of limited irrigation for agriculture production, impact on farming community and regional economy. Read more..

Limited Irrigation: The importance of limited irrigation (supplemental irrigation) has traditionally been associated with very low capacity irrigation wells. The current high fuel prices and associated pumping costs, combined with the low commodity prices, places new emphasis on limited irrigation as a replacement for full irrigation. Read more..

Demonstration farming is an integral part of agricultural technology assessment and transfer to farmers field.It provides support for enhancing the adaptation, transfer and adoption of proven technology. Also, it emphasizes a hands-on approach to accelerate the transfer of technology from researchers to agricultural producers as well as it connects value-added technology platforms and applications. Read more..