NMSU to host irrigation efficiency, soil moisture management workshop March 26

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Protecting crops from challenges such as high salinity, drought and excessive heat are important to both large and small farm producers. New Mexico State University will host a free workshop to give participants new techniques to maximize irrigation efficiency.

An Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy and Water Systems Project, or INFEWS, workshop: "Demonstrations and Hands-on Activities to Use AgTech for Salinity and Soil Moisture Management" will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center, 7200 Plant Science Circle, La Mesa, New Mexico. Online registration is available.

The workshop, which is a collaboration between the NMSU Department of Extension Plant Sciences, NMSU Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences and NMSU Agricultural Experiment Station, will offer information on the latest research in methods to optimize irrigation efficiency for crop production in areas of limited water resources.

"With rising demand on freshwater resources, arid land crop production will increasingly rely on new technologies and methods to optimize crop yields and quality from local farms," said Stephanie Walker, professor and Extension vegetable specialist. "This workshop will provide information and demonstrations from research projects in the use of energy efficient water desalination for crop irrigation, composting, low-tech and high-tech robotic soil moisture monitoring, and other projects supporting maximizing water use efficiency in crop production."

Presenters will include researchers from the NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, NMSU College of Engineering, NMSU College of Arts and Sciences and University of North Texas. Several of the sessions will include work supported by the National Science Foundation and United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The full article can be seen at https://newsroom.nmsu.edu/news/nmsu-to-host-irrigation-efficiency--soil-moisture-management-workshop-march-26/s/532f8065-6693-4fe7-aae7-055d4a8b78ce

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NMSU to host irrigation efficiency, soil moisture management workshop March 26

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