Agreement Number
16-013
Awardee Name
Oklahoma State University
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
Promoting Sensor Based Technology to Improve Land and Water Resources Conservation
Awardee State/Territory
Oklahoma
Involved States/territories
Oklahoma
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$772,029.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Farmland Horticultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Inefficient energy use
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to create and dissipate educational material –such as fact sheets, video clips, radio podcasts, etc. – on different types of sensors for agricultural irrigation management through the network of county extension educators, conservation district personnel, NRCS personnel, crop consultants and producers. In addition, they aims to establish demonstration sites at several eligible producers’ farms and hold field days to provide hands-on training for different aspects of sensor-based technologies – from site selection to proper installation and data interpretation.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Hollie Schreiber