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<br />Efficient Water Use III Agriculture
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<br />apply th~' proper Jm0Um ,~i W;lll'T n,'"Jcd.
<br />..It the nghlllmt'.ll~ replenish .....,,1 nllllstuTl'
<br />Jnd mlLntJ.1n "puma! pLml ~r,\wlh
<br />Dctcmumn,g sOli ml11SlUre (an bt> .h
<br />simple .is- feelmg th... ~l\il ,'r .b ,;..'rhl~ll-
<br />GltCU .b usinf: (,'mrmer:;. to d.w.nl,lJd
<br />li;HJ Tl."mmcly from on-fann mOlSlure .;,en.
<br />",-'rs. OII1,'r mctlhxls In..:lud,' "'-'1\ samphng
<br />JnU weight ;lIulYS1S l'T mllnl(c1nn~ denu::,;.
<br />sud, ;15 gypsum bklCks .md It'mWml'lers
<br />ThiS ml"nn,Il\"l1 (,In then h,' ';:"m"
<br />bmcd \\lth dJtJ from ~Juge" thJI eSllm;IlC
<br />ET in the field. Jl1owm~ Img,l!Of" w s.x
<br />hll\\' (WP waler uSt.' \',ml'~ wuh (hJnpn~
<br />weatha Ct.mdl1wn~ In "'-'me: (a~,>. Cl'm-
<br />pUlcri.:::cd lmgJunn-s..:hcduhng prl'gr.Hl1"
<br />(an bt.> hnked um:CIJy III Plpdme 11,,,\
<br />meters In the h"ld. Jllll\\lllg w;uer ,lpph.
<br />cltl,ms 10 b.. n'llllnuJ.lly ~dluSt.'J {lIT "oil
<br />and weatheT nmdl!wn;:;
<br />[n ~mk' areJS 01 Colorad,l. lrn~.1t,1r:<o
<br />em llblain 1..1(;11 [T \'alu.;.;, ,md \\'c,uhl'r
<br />dMa fmm tht' Inlnn..t For t'":\;ll11plt-, tht"
<br />Col11Tadl1 AgnculluT;ll ~lete,'wlo~lC11
<br />:\'et\H1rk tCllAg\kll clllku" 1,14.'.11 chmJ.
<br />wl,1gic d,ua thnlugh ;1 sy"tcnl llf weather
<br />:<ol;ltllmS Il'clted thr(lu,~h'lUt Ihe "ute
<br />TheS(' dala, 311lll),: wllh r(',ll.ttrne ET
<br />eStlmall'"S, Jn,' J\';lllahk llnlinl' JI hllp
<br />Ikcc..1lrn,lS l'l'h1<.talc edu/-clla~rnel!
<br />Pwprr IrngJlion sl'hcdulln", (.1n
<br />,Khlevc ,",,'.lIfT '-<l\lngs "f ;ll l<'<1'-t 2t) pn-
<br />ct'"nt, accordmg III Tt'sc;\fch ..:ondw,:1t'"d hy
<br />CSU HIl\\T\TL a 2t'0l :--;t'"braska ';'Iudy
<br />found up to )5 pacem ",-1\"lOg" m bOlh
<br />watt'r and enl'r~' U~
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<br />Land Lndin~
<br />Lmd.gradmg equipment 111ln1011:6
<br />\'analilllh in fidd ,',)tllllur" Jnd bdht.1ll'S
<br />more Ull1fOTm dlstribulwn III ll(,,-ld l1r fur-
<br />mil. irngalwn \\3Icr Llscr k\"eling. thc
<br />m,)SI prt'(l::< land-le\Tlmg te..:hn(llll~y.
<br />USl'" IJ~r-('oll1wlkd ~radm,,,, eqmpmt'm
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<br />Con~ef\'atinn Ti]]a~C'
<br />Conseryalion ulLIgl' n:f.;r; tl) ,my <.:Ulti\';1-
<br />lion rnt'"thcod Ih,lt leaw<, Jt k.bl )0 JX'ru'nt
<br />of the soLI 5'urt3ct'" Lown:d hy <TOp rl"slduc or
<br />stubble By malntainmg mlln' ~round (,'wlT
<br />Jnd dlslurbmg k.,,, 5<"lil th;m ITadlllnll.l] cuI.
<br />li\"atwn methods. (.:llnSl'!,\'Jll'1n tl1bi-:e tech-
<br />mques llnpcde Sl'11 Cfl":'llltl, reduce run"tJ
<br />by holdmg S:flllW and r;lllllall ,In th.: fJeld,
<br />de.:reao< surb(c e\',l~X'.dtlon, Jnd promotc'
<br />the sw.age of m(ll.'>tun' In Ihe SOLI
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<br />I\llyacrylamidl''''
<br />In rt'.:ent \'t'"Jrs, u~' .,1' p'llY,llTyl.tmIJt'~
<br />(P.--\~P h.b /x'L(ltnc mcre,htngly p"Plllar
<br />w I~nlilolte m,lrt' dft,tl'nt fIlll\'t'"111,'1ll .If
<br />w,un ;1I.:W."" J ftdd cmd Itl reducl' x'<:::p,l~l.'
<br />In ,'arthen l'an,lls \\'l1en ,ldded w \Tn~a.
<br />tU'n waler as Ill;:; .lpphed ll' J held llf IlllW"
<br />throu~h leakmg ,:,mab. thl~ II'ng-.:holln.
<br />hlgh.m(lkLular-\l't'lghl p.ll~mer .1dhl.'Te~ ll'
<br />.,,111 pemlcl.:,. suspt'nJt'd mthe Weller. mak-
<br />tn~ them he.l\ler ,1OJ prenpll,mng lhl'm
<br />I., thl' b..lllllm <If Iht, furTLl\\ ,lr Glllal The
<br />"Ill 1 pilrtldes thl'n work w "sc;\l" the <'<111.
<br />reduung \'t'nluII mfdlr;luon oi thl' W;ller.
<br />In !.Irg,' lrng;ullltl Gm:lls, P.-\\l ~1;l<, !-.t'cn
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<br />Shl.1\\'n Il' stgTllfil.amly reduce k,lk1gt' If th,'
<br />':;1Oal w.ller L.lrr1e" ("n<'u~h .,tlt In tht' held.
<br />PA~I .:.In mcrl'.1SC thl.' dTi.:len.~' and spt'l'd
<br />with whld1 the W,llt"r m<'\,'" d,'\\n Ihl' fur-
<br />W\\ ;lnJ ,';m rnlu,... t'Tll,ctnll by 3l1-~' per-
<br />cent. ,k"llrJm~ III CtlTTI.'n1 rt'SC'Mt:h
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<br />Crop Sdl'l~lhmFtl1dtn~ w,n-s I.l n.-JUI.'': Ihe waler
<br />dt,tn,lI1ds llf gfl.)\\'m~ CTl.'p IS ,1 slgmilt"Jm
<br />ch,lllengl.' tll rcdULtnh ;lgncul111ral water
<br />use Lndcr sp..'('lfi. ",'i\. famLdl. .md other
<br />c<'ndltllln,>. a ~I\'en <"TOp ft'qUlres.1 knl'v.TI
<br />qUJ.l1ll1y ()[ w,ltcr III 1:'wv. ;md pwdlKe th~
<br />de,lred \'Ield For t'\,lmrle. alblfa gl'ncr-
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