Tag: Agriculture Best Management Practices
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Systematic review of best management practices shows water quality results nationwide
Fencing for grazing management is an agricultural BMP that can impact water quality. (TWRI photo.) A team of Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and Texas A&M AgriLife researchers recently published a nationwide systemic review of best management practices (BMPs) for nonpoint source pollutant reduction and found that BMPs effectively reduced common pollutants, including fecal indicator…
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New research quantifies how much ag best practices help protect water quality
Articles originally written by Cameron Castilaw TWRI staff install a water quality sampler station for this research project in 2017. (Photo courtesy of Lucas Gregory, TWRI.) Do best management practices actually work? Sure, they sound nice, but can small land management changes really improve waterways for everyone? Yes, says recently published research co-authored by the Texas Water…
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Photo essay: Agricultural BMPs for watershed planning
What could you learn at a training for Agricultural Best Management Practices for Watershed Planning? This event, hosted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) on April 3, is part of TWRI’s Texas Watershed Planning Program, a program designed for people interested in or responsible for watershed protection and restoration, including employees and volunteers with federal, state, county…
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Institute to host agricultural best management training Oct. 10
The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) will host an Agricultural Best Management Practices for Watershed Planning Training Oct 10. in Reisel for watershed coordinators and water professionals. The training is set for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Riesel Lyons Club, 1270 E. Frederick St. Nathan Glavy, TWRI’s Extension program specialist, College Station, said the training costs $50…
