Author: Rachel Sells
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Smart irrigation sensor program helps farmers conserve water
Agricultural producers in Milam and Burleson counties have access to a new tool in their water-conservation toolbelts: low-cost to no-cost smart irrigation and soil-moisture sensors. This new irrigation program is provided by the Post Oak Savannah Conservation District (POSGCD) and implemented by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). The program gives farmers an opportunity to…
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Texas Water Journal article highlights inequities in Texas water resource management
Inequity persists in Texas water resource management and will worsen if changes are not made, says a recent Texas Water Journal (TWJ) article co-authored by Rosario Sanchez, Ph.D., Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) senior research scientist. The article, titled “Addressing Challenges to Ensuring Justice and Sustainability in Policy and Infrastructure for Texas Water Resources in the 21st Century,”…
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Middle Yegua Watershed Protection Plan published
An hour west of College Station lies Middle Yegua Creek, a tributary of the Yegua Creek system and part of the larger Brazos River Basin. The area surrounding the creek is rural, with a mix of agricultural pastures and wooded areas. Native wildlife can be found at every twist and turn. Since the land provides…
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Research roundup: recent water research from Texas A&M and other Texas universities
Peer-reviewed publications by Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M University System scientists Assessing the effects of no-tillage with rye and mixed cover crops on soil water and nitrogen dynamics and soil carbon sequestration in semi-arid irrigated cotton production systems: This research, coauthored by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists, investigated the long-term effects of conventional tillage…
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Buzzing with promise: Grow Zone project in College Station demonstrates stream restoration
Frisbee golf players throw neon frisbees across the bubbling creek, parents push children in strollers around hilly sidewalks and joggers complete laps around the park block — a typical evening at Wolf Pen Creek Park in College Station is full of activity. At the center of it flows the creek, surrounded by lush vegetation, where…
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Research roundup: recent water research from Texas A&M and other Texas universities
Amistad National Recreation Area in Del Rio, Texas. Photo by Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife. Peer-reviewed publications by Texas A&M AgriLife and Texas A&M University System scientists Effects of Nitrogen Fertilizer Types on the Uptake and Translocation of PFAS and Metabolomic Activities of Hydroponically Cultivated Lettuce (Lactuca sativa): This Texas A&M University-led study assessed the…
