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Texas A&M AgriLife Research Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Texas Water Resources Institute About People What We Do Publications Resources Search -- Search this site Search not helping? Send us a message at twri@tamu.edu or tweet @TxWRI . Irrigation Training Program About North Texas South Texas Presentations The amount of water used for irrigating crops in Texas is more than the amount of all other uses combined. According to the Texas Water Development Board’s state water plan, 60 percent of water used in Texas currently goes to irrigating crops and this percent will need to decline to 42 percent by 2050. Conservation-based water management practices are essential to meet that decline. Efficient use of irrigation water through the training of agricultural irrigators has the potential to yield large dividends in water savings. Therefore, the Texas Water Development Board, through its Agricultural Water Conservation Grant program, provided funds to the Texas Water Resources Institute to develop a statewide Irrigation Training Program to help farmers and others learn about efficient tools and techniques of irrigation management. In collaboration with Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) and its network of local soil and water conservation districts, and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a comprehensive program was developed and implemented during 2008 and 2009. The Texas Water Resources Institute submitted a final report to the Texas Water Development Board in February 2010 to document all activities and results from the Irrigation Training Program project funded by TWDB. Six training programs were held throughout the state in Lubbock, Chillicothe, Mercedes, Sinton, Hondo and Amarillo during 2008 and 2009. Agendas and presentations from these trainings are available. Additionally, a comprehensive curriculum notebook was developed and contains many of the resources and information available to producers in a one-stop shop location. Two editions, a North Texas and South Texas edition were developed and printed. This web-site provides access to these materials. CDs of the manuals can be ordered for free by contacting the Texas Water Resources Institute . Limited hard copies are also available. Texas Water Resources Institute 578 John Kimbrough Blvd. 2260 TAMU College Station, TX 77843 Phone: 979.845.1851 Fax: 979.845.0662 Email: twri@tamu.edu TWRI and the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute are working together to foster and communicate research and educational outreach programs focused on water and natural resources science and management issues in Texas and beyond. Compact with Texans Privacy and Security Accessibility Policy State Link Policy Statewide Search Plug-ins Veterans Benefits Military Families Texas Homeland Security Open Records/Public Information Equal Opportunity Statement Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline -- Compact with Texans Privacy and Security Accessibility Policy State Link Policy Statewide Search Veterans Benefits Military Families Risk, Fraud & Misconduct Hotline Texas Homeland Security Texas Veteran's Portal Equal Opportunity for Educational Programs Statement Open Records/Public Information © 2020 All rights reserved. Problem with this page? Contact: twri-webmaster@tamu.edu SSO CANOPY Back to Top...