Recent Irrigation Articles

Public feedback sought on Pecos River watershed protection plan

Sep 14, 2007 5:39 PM, By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

Persons interested in the future of the Pecos River are asked to give input to a draft plan aimed at improving the river and its watershed. ...

Fort Stockton Field Day to Center on Rangeland Water Harvesting

Aug 23, 2007 6:02 PM, By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

Texas Cooperative Extension's Pecos County office will be conducting a Rangeland Water Harvesting Field Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept. 27 at the Sherman Hammond Ranch....

Westphalia Hosts Water Conference

Aug 15, 2007 4:20 PM

Brushy Creek, water issues and water legislation will be the topics of a conference at the Westphalia Community Center in Westphalia. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Aug. 23....

Excess rainfall: both good and bad for Texas agriculture

Aug 10, 2007 2:25 PM, By Edith Chenault
Texas A&M Communications Staff

COLLEGE STATION—Agricultural producers are trying to make hay while the sun shines. The problem is it won’t shine long enough. ...

Producer’s challenge: match crop with water

Mar 8, 2007 10:21 AM, By Kay Ledbetter
Texas Extension Media Specialist

A tendency to plant more crop than available water makes careful water applications scheduling vital this year, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist....

Researcher’s focus: Eyeing more efficient cotton irrigation strategies

Feb 5, 2007 1:24 PM, By Cary Blake and Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Jim Bordovsky has dedicated most of the last three decades to figuring out better ways to irrigate crops on the Texas High Plains, dating all the way back to moving pipe as a high school student....

Efficient water use, rotation provide keys to 2007 plans

Dec 28, 2006 10:27 AM, By Ron Smith
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Using available moisture more efficiently and concentrating on rotation deserve places near the top of the management priorities list for Lamesa, Texas, cotton and grain farmer Mike Hughes as he completes harvest of the 2006 cotton crop, finishes seeding winter wheat and starts thinking about plans for 2007....

News from the Farm Bill

Conferees to announce farm bill agreement

May 8, 2008 10:51 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Congressional negotiators have reached final agreement on a 2008 farm bill conference report, setting up a possible showdown with the White House over the five-year legislative package....

Committee approves 'final' farm bill provisions

May 2, 2008 11:14 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Is the long, national ordeal over the 2007; oops, now the 2008 farm bill nearing an end?...

Republicans ask for farm bill meeting with president

May 1, 2008 9:49 AM, By Forrest Laws
Farm Press Editorial Staff

Republican senators reportedly are asking for a meeting with President Bush to discuss his latest criticism of the ongoing efforts to reach a compromise agreement on the 2008 farm bill....

Bush displeased, farm bill conference postponed

May 1, 2008 9:45 AM, By David Bennett
Farm Press Editorial Staff

By now, the stop-and-start nature of farm bill negotiations must have conferees close to whiplash. ...

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