Agreement Number
NR233A750011G015
Awardee Name
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials
Project Title
How low can you go? Automating tailwater reuse in rice to reduce freshwater demand and greenhouse gas emissions
Awardee State/Territory
Mississippi
Involved States/territories
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Award Year
2022
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$4,885,341.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Groundwater depletion
Conservation Practice(s)
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
By stimulating the adoption of a production system that reuses tailwater in an automated, furrow-irrigated rice production system, Mississippi State University aims to reduce freshwater demand for irrigation and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. This project will support the adoption of tailwater reuse and furrow irrigation on 16 farms. This technique can both reduce water use (by 60%) and methane emissions (by 80%) while maintaining yields in rice fields and minimizing nitrous oxide emissions.
Project Scale
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Jason Krutz