Since Delta region farm runoff makes its way eventually to the Gulf of Mexico, the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour heard from Phil Bass, acting director of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance. This is a partnership started in 2004 by the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Phil says the Alliance has survived ten governor changes which shows …
Managing Field Drainage in the Delta Region
Rob Coker farms corn and soybeans in Yazoo County, Mississippi. He’s currently serving as the President of the Mississippi Corn Promotion Board and just completed his term as Chair of Delta F.A.R.M. He’s a progressive conservationist who is always looking for new technologies and practices. He shared some of what he’s learned with the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour. Land …
Monitoring Water Quality
Matt Hicks, U.S. Geological Survey, talked to the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour about water quality monitoring. We were standing next to a monitoring station that collects data from one of the drainage ditches on the farm. You can find photos of it in the online photo album. Matt says his agency provides water quality monitoring assistance to other agencies …
Managing Water Quality
Water quality was the theme of the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour stop where we met Robbie Kroger, Mississippi State University. You’ll notice a drainage ditch in the photo. After some opening remarks we got down there to see some of the creative ways that this farm is managing runoff water using pipes, pads and weirs. Robbie says the Delta …
Practicing Sustainable Water Conservation
Travis Satterfield grows mainly rice and soybeans in Mississippi. He has also served as Chair of Delta F.A.R.M. and is a member of the Mississippi Delta Sustainable Water Resources Task Force. I visited with him during the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour. He got involved in the tour because of his concern about the availability and quality of water and …
Stovall Farms Putting Conservation Into Practice
The first stop on the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour was Stovall Farms. Our host was Pete Hunter, one of the farm owners. In the photo Pete is receiving a thank you gift from Conservation Technology Information Center board member Lara Moody, The Fertilizer Institute. Pete provided us with a history of the farm that includes legendary blues musician Muddy …
A John Deere Welcome to CTIC Tour
One of our sponsors for the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour is John Deere. Making some opening remarks tonight was Matt Weinheimer, Division Sales Mgr., Mid-South. He says John Deere has been a member of CTIC since it was founded and he congratulates the organization on celebrating 30 years. Listen to Matt’s remarks here: 2012 Conservation in Action Tour Photo …
A Taste of Watermelon Slim
It was a big treat for this blues loving AgriBlogger to hear Watermelon Slim tonight at the 2012 Conservation in Action Tour opening reception. He told us before playing that he had farmed and felt a special connection to the audience he had tonight. Bill “Watermelon Slim” Homans has built a remarkable reputation with his raw, impassioned intensity. HARP Magazine …
Mississippi Delta Conservation Tour
It’s time for the 2012 Conservation Technology Information Center’s annual Conservation in Action Tour. I’m heading out on the agriblogging highway bright and early in the morning for the Mississippi Delta region. CTIC is partnering with the Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management (Delta F.A.R.M.) to host tour. Delta F.A.R.M. is an “association of growers and landowners who strive to implement …
2012 Conservation in Action Tour
The Conservation Technology Information Center has announced their 2012 Conservation in Action Tour and it’s going to be done “southern style.” At Commodity Classic I spoke with Karen Scanlon, CTIC Executive Director about this year’s program. I’ll be there again this year thanks to support from CTIC and AGROTAIN. Here’s information on the tour which is open for registration now. …