Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (TAWC)
Our mission is to conserve water for future generations by collaborating to identify those agricultural production practices and technologies that, when integrated across farms and landscapes, will reduce the depletion of ground water while maintaining or improving agricultural production and economic opportunities.
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4th Annual TAWC Water College
Held January 24, 2018
Lubbock Civic Center
Lubbock, Texas
Presentations:
Utilizing Variable Rate Irrigation Technology in West Texas Cotton
Jeff Miller, Forefront Agronomy & Lloyd Arthur, TAWC Producer
When Less is More: Soil Management for Ideal Water Infiltration
RN Hopper, TAWC Producer
From Field to Fabric-Wrangler's Commitment to Healthy Soils
Roian Atwood, Director of Sustainability, Wrangler
Improving Corn Water Use with Hybrid Selection: trait evaluation
for both dryland and limited irrigated systems
Dr. Jourdan Bell, Assistant Professor, Agronomist, Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension
Upcoming Weather Patterns
Brian Bledsoe, Chief Meteorologist & Climatologist, Colorado Springs, Co.
Overview of Texas Water Law
Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, Esquire, Extension Specialist, Agricultural Law with
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Update from Texas Water Development Board
Kathleen Jackson, Texas Water Development Board
Profit Potential Using Split Pivot Irrigation Strategies in Cotton Production
Bob Glodt, AgriSearch Consulting & Layton Schur, TAWC Producer
Grower Perspective of Various Irrigation Systems
Glenn Schur, TAWC Producer
West Texas Mesonet - Useful Tools to Aid Producers
Wesley Burgett, Operations Manager, West Texas Mesonet,
Texas Tech University
2018 TAWC Water College Handout Full Page Book (with Navigation)
2018 TAWC Water College Handout Condensed
Narrated by Dr. Rudy Ritz, this video delves into the TAWC's research demonstration program. Special thanks to the Texas Tech Agricultural Communications Department for producing this video.
Texas Alliance for Water Conservation
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Address
Texas Tech University Box 42122, Lubbock, TX 79409-2122 -
Phone
806-742-2774 (phone) 806-742-0988 (fax) -
Email
samantha.borgstedt@ttu.edu