Improve Water Quality and Reduce Water Use with Surge Irrigation

Source: University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

This Virtual Field Trip highlights the Wood’s soybean and rice farm in Cherry Valley, Arkansas. You will learn how the Arkansas Discovery Farms Program is helping improve water quality and help reduce water use by using computerized irrigation management, soil moisture sensors, and surge valve irrigation.

Length: 58:40

Year Produced: 2020

State: Arkansas

Cropping Systems: Rice, Soybean

Tags: polypipe, soil moisture, surge valve, water conservation, water quality