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<br />Efficient Water Use in Agriculture
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<br />Demonstration Farm Explores
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<br />Real-World Water Use Efficiency
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<br />The YUITI3 Imgallon Research Foundation deOloTl5tmtion farm is tt'sting the efft"Cls
<br />of a vanety of "-'Olter use efficient). pr:lctlCt'S in real-world situalion~ U'lCated in nonh-
<br />e.l:stem CoI,lrado where groundwater is the pnm;uy source of irrigation supplies, Ihe
<br />farm is exploring h...w.. 10 produce acceptable crop yid&. with the smallest possible
<br />amnunt of pumped ground":!.lcr
<br />Iksearchers are fOCUSing on tillage and cropping techniques thaI Tt'duce evapora-
<br />tion from soil surfaces and t'nCOUr.llZ,e Cl"Op5 to lllaXlmt.:.:- root depth They are also
<br />evaluating the ablhty of crops 10 v.ilhMand srress during noncritical water use pcnods,
<br />The proJect. launched m 1994, is a pilnnershtp effort of landowners, kx~al orgam:a-
<br />lions. private industry, SlalC and federal agenCIes, and universities Details allt.)ut the
<br />ram\'s crops and irrig.alion systems are av-ailabie tm Ib wcbsitc at w\\v.-.irf-mfo.com,
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<br />Ch"lIenges for Water
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