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Posts From Drew Gholson, Irrigation Specialist
Furrow Irrigated Rice Final Report
Over the last four years, MSU has conducted forty-nine “on-farm” furrow irrigated rice trials. Yield data was reported from all forty-nine locations, while water use data was collected on twenty-eight locations from 2017-2019. Producers were required to have two adjacent
Pipe Planner Webinars 2020
Pipe Planner training webinars will be starting in March for the 2020 season next week! Please see the dates below. Feel free to attend as many as you desire. Results have shown that those that use Pipe Planner can save
MSU Extension offers “Come and Go” Pipe Planner help
MSU Extension offers irrigation training in Delta The Mississippi State University Extension Service will offer multiple opportunities March 3-5 for Delta row-crop producers to get help with an important irrigation planning tool. Extension professionals will be at county Extension
Irrigation Training
Mississippi State University and Delta Plastics invite you to a gathering to discuss irrigation in the mid-south. – Introducing Drew Gholson, MSU irrigation specialist – Pipe Planner training and planning for the 2020 season Friday, February 21, 2020 11:00 am at
County Meeting Schedule – February 2020
Mississippi State University Extension will be hosting several more county row crop meetings during February of 2020. Each meeting will cover issues specific to the region including management topics on agronomics, insects, weeds, diseases, and economics. A meal will be
Upcoming County Meetings – January 22-23, 2020
Mississippi State University Extension will be hosting several county row crop meetings in January and February of 2020. Each meeting will cover issues specific to the region including management topics on agronomics, insects, weeds, diseases, and economics. A meal will
How to Safely Terminate Irrigation in Corn
As the corn crop nears maturity, knowing when you can safely terminate irrigation, without sacrificing yield, or wasting money and labor through unnecessary irrigation is likely the most important decision that will affect your bottom line. In order to make this call, you need to estimate when the crop will reach maturity and how much moisture is present in your soil. This article outlines the steps needed to help make this process accurate and reliable.
Moisture Sensors not Responding to Irrigation
The importance of soil moisture sensors is becoming more evident as we continue forward this growing season. This week we received a call regarding sensor readings that were assessed early this morning. The following are the data discussed in this
Sealing Soils Complicates Irrigation
Surface sealing in the Mississippi Delta typically occurs in soils that have a low clay and organic matter content but have a high silt fraction, i.e., most of our silt loam soils. Surface sealing, from an irrigation management standpoint, is
Row Rice fields ready to plant.
One of our MSU row rice cooperators this year sent me the following pictures of his row rice and conventional levee fields. He has burned the row rice field and it is ready to plant. The conventional levee field had
Agricultural Water Research Center Opens, Grower Participation Needed
A new research center in the Mississippi Delta is tasked with studying agricultural water management to protect this critical natural resource. The center primarily focus will be on water management in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri region. Plans for establishing
The Cost of Flood Irrigation Soybeans, Year Three Summary
The Irrigation Team at MSU was requested in 2016 to investigate the effects of flood and furrow irrigation by interested farmers. Traditionally, many rice farmers chose to flood irrigate their soybeans. Rice farmers were accustom to pulling levees in rice
Riser Program Results Positive
The Row-Crop Irrigation Science and Extension Research (RISER) was developed as a science based approach to evaluating irrigation Best Management Practices (BMPs) here in the Delta. The RISER program is designed to assist producers in reducing water use while maintaining
Need to borrow a Flow meter?
The most important piece of data for running Pipe Planner is flow from your water sources. Gathering this piece of information can sometimes be difficult. If you are currently seeking where to get a flow meter, please see the attached
Pipe Planner Update!
New updates were recently deployed to Pipe Planner. Please following the directions when signing into Pipe Planner to clear your computer cache to ensure that these new updates take place. Below you will find the message located in Pipe Planner
Irrigation Season is Approaching
It is often said here in the Mid-South that we are always 10 days from a drought! However, with the widespread and abundant rainfall received thus far in Mississippi, irrigation is not really a primary concern until we rebound to more typical
Another Row Rice Example
Here is an example of grower ingenuity. This grower planted a flat field of heavy buckshot clay and was unable to construct levees due to rain. The field was ready to flood so he decided to give row rice a
Using Tractor Data for Pipe Planner
Utilizing tractor GPS data for Pipe Planner designs seems to just get easier. Here are some basic steps to utilize GPS tractor monitor data to develop a Pipe Planner recommendation. (all pics are clickable) Elevation data is one piece of
Row Rice Video’s
With rice acres down, many thanks to the growers that have helped with our 2017 Row Rice trials. This year, the Irrigation Team is comparing water use and yield on Row Rice fields to Multiple Side Inlet using AWD irrigation
Last Week for Pipe Planner Webinar
Pipe Planner’s last weekly webinar series is set for this week. Below you will find the invitation for March 28 and March 31. Follow the instructions embedded in the invitation and login to the meeting. All you need is a
Pipe Planner Webinar Week Three
Pipe Planner’s third weekly webinar series is set for next week. Below you will find the invitation for March 24. Follow the instructions embedded in the invitation and login to the meeting. All you need is a secure internet connection
Pipe Planner Webinar Week Two
Next week will begin Pipe Planner’s second installation of the weekly webinar series in March. Below you will find two separate invitations for the week on March 14 and March 17 . Select which webinar you would like to attend,
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To address the declining Mississippi River Valley Alluvial aquifer, Mississippi State University developed the Row-Crop Irrigation Science and Extension Research (RISER) program. RISER’s goal is to develop a science based approach for evaluating Irrigation Water Management (IWM) practices in the Mississippi Delta
Time to Throw those Watermarks Away
Throw them away! As we begin to prepare for the up coming irrigation season here are some things to consider. Watermark soil moisture sensors are probably the most widely used sensor here in the Delta. We are now into the
