Archive for December 2005
- Range Revegetation Pilot Project on Fort Hood Expands
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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 [...] - Researchers Test Drip Irrigation Design And Returns
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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 [...] - Watershed Management Training Successful
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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 [...]
