New Videos Explain Benefits of Irrigation Tools and Potential Return on Investment

The Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board (MSPB) recently sponsored a series of irrigation meetings to educate farmers about the technology available to decrease irrigation costs and increase efficiency. At the meetings, Mississippi State University Extension Service Irrigation Specialist Jason Krutz, Ph.D., explained the benefits of using the PHAUCET program and various irrigation instruments, like soil moisture sensors and surge valves. Additionally he shared results from several RISER (Row Crop Irrigation Science Extension and Research) projects. The videos of his presentation can be found on the MSPB YouTube page.

An Overview of Irrigation Tools covers PHAUCET, surge valves and soil moisture sensors and the basics of using them. The MSPB-funded Irrigation Results video contains the results of Jason’s field trials in 2013 using these tools.