This project focuses on documenting the impact of water management and irrigation on water quality and quantity as it relates to sustainable soybean production in Arkansas, and if necessary, to develop strategies that lessen the impact of water use and management in soybean production while maintaining agricultural profitability. The researchers will build on existing efforts in Arkansas to expand the Arkansas Discovery Farm to initiate the collection of impact data of soybean production on both water quantity and quality at the edge of fields on three real, working row crop Discovery Farms in three distinct soybean production areas of Arkansas.
The United Soybean Research Retention policy will display final reports with the project once completed but working files will be purged after three years. And financial information after seven years. All pertinent information is in the final report or if you want more information, please contact the project lead at your state soybean organization or principal investigator listed on the project.