2019
Promoting irrigation water management for soybeans
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
This is the first year of this project.
Lead Principal Investigator:
Chris Henry, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Co-Principal Investigators:
Leo Espinoza Guzman, University of Arkansas
Paul Francis, University of Arkansas
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Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board
$151,410
Institution Funded:
University of Arkansas
$151,410
Brief Project Summary:

This project provides farmers with the tools to overcome irrigation challenges. Irrigation school allows farmers to enroll in a one-day comprehensive course on irrigation. They learn about surge irrigation and how to program surge valves under scenarios for different soil types and conditions. They also get the basics about soil physics to understand soil water holding capacity, which connects with soil moisture sensors and how they work. Class participants build and install moisture sensors. The irrigation yield contest encourages putting this knowledge to work in soybean fields. And, an irrigation app for moisture sensors also helps save water.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, Extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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.