DELTA CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION CENTER

FIELD 4

FIELD ACRES:  36.2                    SOIL TYPE: SHARKEY

HISTORY

• 2001:  Land leveled; Excessive weed pressure; Irrigation well installed

• 2002:  Rice

• 2003:  Soybeans

• 2004:  Rice

• 2005:  Soybeans

• 2006:  Rice

• 2007:  Soybeans

• 2008:  Rice

• 2009:  Soybeans

• 2010:  Soybeans

• 2011:  Soybeans

• 2012:  Soybeans

• 2013:  Soybeans

COMMENTS

2002-2008: Tilled, planted flat and flood irrigated.

2008-2012:  No-till soybeans and rice, flood irrigated.

Spring 2012: field cultivator and land plane used to smooth ruts and depressions.

Conservation plan for field is crop rotation; conventional tilled and water conservation

Conservation demonstrated: (1) Water usage on conventional rice vs. no-till rice (2) use of side inlet irrigation