Archive for December 2005

Range Revegetation Pilot Project on Fort Hood Expands

Integrating New Partners
The Range Revegetation Pilot Project on Fort Hood is expanding to include new College of Agriculture and Life Sciences departments and faculty in the development of strategies for composted dairy manure use in restoration of primary maneuver training lands on Fort Hood.
Dr. Fred Smeins, rangeland ecology and management professor, along with Dr. Tom [...]

December 5th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized
Researchers Test Drip Irrigation Design And Returns

Writer: Tim W. McAlavy, (806) 746-6101,t-mcalavy@tamu.edu
Contact: James Bordovsky, (806) 889-3315,j-bordovsky@tamu.edu
HALFWAY – Crop producers on the Texas High Plains have long considered subsurface drip irrigation systems the “Cadillac” of irrigation technology. They maximize water use efficiency, boost crop yields in most cases and require less labor during operation due to automation.
But there is a drawback. Subsurface [...]

December 5th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized
Watershed Management Training Successful

The second North Central Texas Watershed Management Training, held Nov.17-18 in Ft. Worth, provided attendees with a wealth of outreach and educational tools to assist them in their water quality programs and watershed protection and remediation efforts, said Clint Wolfe, project manager of the North Central Texas Water Quality (NCTWQ) Project.
The NCTWQ is a collaborative [...]

December 5th, 2005 | Posted in Uncategorized