Water conservation field day set for July 31 in Muncy
New energy and water saving technologies will take center stage at a Texas Alliance for Water Conservation field day set for July 31 at the Floyd County Unity Center in Muncy. The program gets underway at 7 a.m. and will conclude at 1:30 p.m.
According to officials, the program will highlight current and future production, as well as water management project activities and what researchers have learned from past production practices and research efforts.
Rare Opportunity. "This field day is a rare opportunity to see the latest field research, learn of new energy and water saving technologies and hear first hand from commodity groups and political leaders the future directions for agriculture and water management," said Rick Kellison, project director for TAWC.
The project uses on-farm demonstrations of cropping and livestock systems to compare the production practices, technologies, and systems that can maintain individual farm profitability while improving water use efficiency, officials said. The goal is to extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer, while maintaining the viability of local farms and communities.
Emerging Technology. The free, half-day long program will include a commodity leader panel discussion on the new Farm Bill and a luncheon keynote address by Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock. In addition, emerging technology presentations will highlight a new SmartCrop irrigation management technology and Exactrix anhydrous delivery systems.
Along with the speakers and presentations, several project field sites will be visited. These include:" Perennial grasses variety trial plots" Forage sorghum and perennial grass seed production under pivot irrigation" Cotton production comparison of flood and drip irrigation systems" Corn production with SmartCrop Sensors and Exactrix demonstration
TAWC is a partnership of Floyd and Hale county producers, data collection technologies, and collaborating partners that include industries, universities and government agencies. The TAWC project is supported through a grant from the Texas Water Development Board.
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