Awardee Name
Robeson Soil & Water Conservation District
Grant Type
State
Project Title
NC Coastal Plain Subsurface Irrigation Research & Demonstration Farm
Awardee State/Territory
North Carolina
Involved States/territories
North Carolina
Award Year
2010
End Date
Award Amount
$37,500.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Inefficient irrigation water use
Conservation Practice(s)
Irrigation Water Management
Irrigation System: Microirrigation
Irrigation System: Surface and Subsurface
Project Background
Demonstrating and evaluating water efficiency and savings on conventional crops in NC by comparing traditional center pivot irrigation system to the innovative sub-surface drip irrigation (SDI) system. With indirect objective of reducing non-point source pollution by improving the placement rate and availability of nutrients applied with a SDI system on cropland.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No