Low-Cost Precision Agriculture Solutions for Advancing Irrigation Efficiency

Investigators

Objectives

This experiment will create and apply a sector control VRI prescription on a production soybean field and measure the water savings realized while evaluating whether production fields would benefit from sector control VRI. Also evaluate the economic benefit from VRI adoption and perform a geospatial inventory of surface water storage systems used for irrigation in Northeast Mississippi, to assess the potential for VRI adoption. Information will be shared with producers and other stakeholders, especially those in Northeast Mississippi.

Expected End Results

By informing Northeast Mississippi farmers whether and how to adopt sector control VRI, project results are expected to enhance the economic and environmental sustainability of Mississippi soybean production. 

Project Status

Current