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Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies

Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies. David Brauer. OAP Workshop. General Objectives: Information exchange Research Planning Agenda in broad terms Tuesday Afternoon Technical sessions Wednesday Technical session

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Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies

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  1. Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies David Brauer

  2. OAP Workshop • General Objectives: • Information exchange • Research Planning • Agenda in broad terms • Tuesday Afternoon • Technical sessions • Wednesday • Technical session • Discussions related to broad accomplishments • Thursday Morning • Experiment

  3. Administrative Issues • Reports • Annual and Final Report Info sent out • PrePlans • Details unknown until USDA has a FY13 budget • 2014 Workshop • In Amarillo: Dates to be announced; looking at this week

  4. OAP Objectives • Develop, evaluate, and disseminate information and technologies for water users • Provide scientifically sound data/knowledge to water use planners and policymakers

  5. Justifying $30 Million Investment • Science: Referred journals, invitations, awards • Impact: Tougher • Looking for a single sentence covering broad accomplishment with defendible impact • Examples: Scheduling irrigation by ET estimates decreases water applications by 4 inches per acre without affecting corn yields in the Texas Panhandle.

  6. Ogallala Aquifer Program “Sustaining Rural Economies Through New Water Management Technologies”

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