Awardee Name
Unviversity of Delaware
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Conservation Water and Nitrogen using new sensor control system and information technology to improve no-farm irrigation scheduling n the Delmarva Peninsula.
Awardee State/Territory
Delaware
Involved States/territories
Delaware
Award Year
2005
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$46,333.00
Project Background
Project will encourage widespread adoption of Scientific Irrigation Scheduling (SIS) by integrating SIS technology into the irrigation system making information accessible where the decisions are made, right at the irrigation control point. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate and evaluate such a system, and to encourage its widespread adoption among agricultural producers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No