Archive for 2008

Smart IDEA Prevents Flooding

Assistance team installs control systems to avoid residential devastation
By Caitlin Churchill
The Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program (IDEA) responded to a Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 6 (HCID6) request to help prevent flooding along Walker Lake by installing remote and automatic control systems on the emergency gate of the Rio Grande.
IDEA developed the [...]

December 19th, 2008 | Posted in RGBI
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Comparing Citrus Irrigation

Three-year alternative irrigation system averages versus traditional flood
By Heriberto “Eddie” Esquivel
Under the direction of Dr. Shad Nelson, assistant professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Eddie Esquivel has been working since March 2005 to establish citrus irrigation demonstration sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Nelson and Esquivel work closely with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service [...]

December 19th, 2008 | Posted in RGBI
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RGBI Briefs

Soil-testing Campaign Articles
The Rio Grande Valley soil testing program has been highly successful in saving farmers money and saving the Arroyo Colorado watershed by reducing the amount of crop fertilizer runoff. The soil testing program is a Texas AgriLife Extension Service effort supported by the Rio Grande Basin Initiative and funded by the Texas Commission [...]

December 19th, 2008 | Posted in RGBI
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Conference Success

RGBI participants highlight 2007-2008 outcomes
By Danielle Supercinski
More than 100 participants attended the 2008 Annual Rio Grande Basin Initiative (RGBI) Conference held July 14-17 in Las Cruces, NM at the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. Project participants highlighted their accomplishments and discussed plans to continue ongoing efforts or initiate new activities through the Efficient [...]

September 3rd, 2008 | Posted in RGBI
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