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<br />and evaporation losses have been highlighted by this project. Again. most of these studies and <br />demonstrations have been done on row crops. <br /> <br />At present. there are no local or regional projects demonstrating the use of "State of the Art" rrngation <br />technology with forage crop variety selection to minimize the nitrate and salt loading of soils and ground <br />water while maintaining yields and returns. Additionally. information related to grass and grass/legume <br />mixture performance in an irrigated pasture situation along the Arkansas River is limited but very much in <br />, demand of late. Improved yielding capabilities, economic returns. irrigation practices and water quality <br />concerns must be blended into a complete management package to become feasible for implementation by <br />producers. This project will address this issue. <br /> <br />Richard Rhoades of the Soil Conservation Service in Pueblo County, one of the principal investigators. has <br />been and will be working with USDA specialists on the grasses and legumes and management practices to <br />be used in this demonstration. Deertrail Seed Company of Ashland. Wisconsin, Grassland West Company <br />of Greeley. Colorado and Wilbur-Ellis of Lamar, Colorado have expressed an interest and willingness to <br />help in this type of forage crop demonstration. Stonewall Springs (Farm) will be providing 20 % of the seed <br />costs and all of the land preparation and weed control costs. <br /> <br />IV. Legal, Institutional, Sociological and Environmental Constraints <br /> <br />There are no legal, institutional. sociological or enviroIllIlental constraints that would affect the successful <br />implementation of this demonstration project that can be identified by the Project Coordinator or the <br />Principal Investigators. <br /> <br />V. Methods of Dissemination of Demonstration Project Results <br /> <br />The progress and results of the demonstrations will be made available to the potential users and general <br />public through news releases and radio spots in area and regional newspapers and on area radio stations. <br />Each year of the demonstration project, 1996 and 1997. a field day and tour of the project site will be <br />conducted to allow the general public to see the irrigation application technology and alternative crop <br />management. The principal investigators, local participants and/or technical advisors will give presentations <br />of their areas of work and results available at the time. Also, a salinity workshop will be held as part of <br />the salinity mapping demonstration. <br /> <br />A final report and a condensed brochure will be assembled presenting results of the various phases' of the <br />project. <br /> <br />These findings and results will be submitted to related national societies' for presentation at their meetings <br />and in their journals. <br /> <br />10 <br />