K-State TAPS Technology Field Day

The K-State Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) program invites TAPS contestants, agricultural industry partners, and anyone interested in sustainable and efficient irrigation technology to attend the TAPS Technology Field Day on June 20, 2024, at the Northwest Research-Extension Center, 105 Experiment Farm Drive, Colby, KS 67701.

View the full story and RSVP at the TAPS website.

Kansas Irrigation Trend Updated to Recent Years

September 5, 2023

KSRE Tuesday Letter - Using data primarily from irrigators submitting their water use reports to the Division of Water Resources, Kansas Irrigation Trends (MF 2849) was recently updated to reflect up to 2021 data. Additional data used was from the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Kansas Farm Facts. View the full story.

Water survey: Western Kansas farmers report care for business, communities

Feb. 28, 2023

MANHATTAN, Kan. – A wide-reaching survey of Kansas agricultural producers’ perceptions of the importance of water has shown that farmers not only care about protecting that vital resource for their own operations, but also for the well-being of their local communities. Get the rest of the story.

Crop water allocator designed to help farmers with limited water

Nov. 3, 2022

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas agriculture has been impacted significantly by the drought conditions across the state, but Kansas State University water resources engineer Jonathan Aguilar said a web-based application can help farmers plan for the future.

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Farmers increasingly using technology to aid in irrigation decisions

July 26, 2021

GARDEN CITY, Kan. - Across Kansas, farmers wrestle with the quandary of when to water thirsty crops – and how much of the precious resource they should use.

“What it boils down to,” says Kansas State University irrigation engineer Jonathan Aguilar, “is how to manage the water I have and what kind of feedback I should look at in order to make that decision.” View the full story.

Research investigating Great Plains cotton production receives national grant

April 4, 2022

GARDEN CITY, Kan. –A project that focuses on the sustainability and economic performance of cotton in the Central High Plains has been awarded $750,000 as one of 12 national grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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