Meet the Producers
All production-related decisions are made by the producers involved in the project. The project field sites involve more than 6,000 acres throughout the counties of Floyd, Hale, Lamb, Lubbock, Crosby, Castro, Parmer, Swisher and Deaf Smith. These sites represent the range of agricultural practices including monoculture cropping systems; crop rotations; no-till, limited-till and conventional tillage practices; land application of manure; and fully integrated crop and livestock systems.
Lloyd Arthur
Lloyd is a fifth generation farmer living in Ralls, Texas with his wife Angela. They have four children, and together the family has created a farming operation that has received awards and recognition such as Crosby County Agriculturist of the Year, Ralls Chamber of Commerce Mr. & Mrs. Cotton Boll and Texas Farm Bureau District II Outstanding Young Farmer and Rancher. Lloyd has served in numerous leadership roles including the boards of Rio Blanco Soil and Water Conservation District, Cotton Incorporated, and Texas Farm Bureau.
Blake Davis
Blake has been a producer in Lamb County for over 34 years where he now operates 4,700 acres. His knowledge of farming and dedication to water management makes Blake a great asset to the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation. Blake has been married to his wife Garyn for over 30 years and together they have raised Kaegan, Keyton and Karson on the farm. He has held leadership roles with the Farm Bureau and Co-op Gin.
Barry Evans
Farming nearly 4,000 acres in the area of Kress, TX, Barry is a strong leader in the agriculture industry. In addition to his work with TAWC, Barry is currently Secretary/Treasurer of the National Cotton Council, has served as Texas state chairman of the American Cotton Producers, has held the position of president of the Cotton Foundation, and served as a member of The Cotton Board. In 2016, Cotton Grower magazine awarded Barry the publication's Cotton Achievement Award, and he was recognized as a Field to Market Honoree in 2021.
Jerry Don Glover
Jerry Don and his wife of 55 years, Donna, live in Lazbuddie where they raised 3 children. Jerry Don manages 2,000 acres growing mostly wheat for grazing, silage, and black eyed peas. Currently, he runs 1,100 head of stocker cattle on pasture and recently planted 400 acres of improved grass. In addition to his work with the TAWC, Jerry Don has served as past chairman of the State Committee of Texas Farm Service Agency for 8 years, administrating farm programs for Texas farmers and ranchers.
RN Hopper
RN is a continuous no-till farmer from Petersburg, TX. He and his wife Lyndi live on the farm with their three children where they grow corn, cotton, wheat, and sunflowers. RN is one of the founders and current President of the No-Till Texas organization whose focus is to increase awareness of soil health issues and to establish a network of producers helping each other implement soil conservation practices.
Bob Meyer
Bob has farmed for 37 years and currently manages 2,400 acres growing food corn, cotton, sunflowers, milo and wheat. He also has a history of growing popcorn, seed milo, seed wheat and canola. For the past 12 years, Bob has used no-till and strip-till farming practices. Bob served on the Highplains Underground Water conservation District #1 board for several years and was past president. While serving on the Board he was involved with many regional and area water board committees. He is currently serving on the Hereford Grain Producer Board. Bob was awarded the Blue Legacy award in 2012.
Glenn Schur
Located in Hale County, Glenn's 1,800 acre operation produces a variety of crops which currently includes cotton, grain sorghum, wheat, seed crops (sorghum and millet), alfalfa, CRP, and a 100-head registered Limousine cow/calf operation. He utilizes LEPA, PMDI and LDN on his center pivots. Glenn received the 2018 Texas Tech's Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Award in Agricultural Production, 2011 Blue Legacy Award in Agriculture, 2008 CASNR Distinguished Alumni Award and the 1990-92 Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Award.
Layton Schur
Layton is a fourth generation farmer, raised on the family farm near Plainview, Texas. Layton graduated from Texas Tech University in 2017 in Agricultural and Applied Economics with the full intention of returning to production agriculture following graduation. Layton is now one of our young up and coming agricultural producers and part of the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation Project. Layton is also licensed by the State of Texas as an Auctioneer
Eddie Teeter
Eddie has farmed over 45 years with his with Cheryl and works daily to manage his resources. He plants wheat, cotton, corn and grain sorghum throughout his 1,360 acres of farmland in Lockney, Texas, using LEPA hoses on his pivots and sub-surface drip irrigation. Eddie has received the Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Award in production, Water Conservation Advisory Council's Blue Legacy Award in Agriculture, and has been voted Lockney's Man of the Year.
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