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Judd Hill Project: Integrating Soil and Water Conservation and Pest Management Strategies for Sustainable Cotton Production
A joint effort by Arkansas State University, USDA-ARS, University of Arkansas, and Judd Hill Foundation to quantify the benefits of conservation practices to improve the sustainability of cotton production, including pest management, water-use efficiency, and water quality. This project is a research-based project at the Judd Hill Foundation farm, which is representative of 1000s of acres in the northern Mississippi Delta region. Conservation tillage, cover crops, and grassed filter strips in conjunction with IPM for these different systems has been implemented and meticulous data collected on crop growth and development, yield, and various environmental aspects including nutrient run-off and GHG emissions.
Active
Insight
Objectives
Promote adoption of conservation tillage systems with demonstrations of cover crop technology showing the profitability of reduced tillage systems.
Demonstrate soil moisture monitoring via irrigation scheduling during field days and workshops.
Document significant improvements in runoff water quality associated with conservation systems in a replicated large scale field trial with edge-of-field monitoring.
Quantify greenhouse gas emissions to determine any effects of conservation practices.
Participants
Project Lead Organization
University of ArkansasFull
USDA Agricultural Research ServiceStakeholder
Project Details
Status
Active
Pathway
Insight
Primary Crops
Cotton
Natural Resource Concern
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