The 29th annual High Plains Irrigation Conference and Trade Show has been scheduled Jan. 8 at the Civic Center, Third and Buchanan Streets, Amarillo. The conference is sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service in cooperation with a host of industry service companies. Leon New, agricultural engineer with the Extension Service coordinates the event each year. The conference theme 'Programmed to Help' encompasses a broad array of topics to be addressed by technical and production experts from Texas and other states where irrigation is practiced.
Producers can see the latest technology in equipment and services at the Trade Show.
Ken Glenn, general manager of Big T Pump Company of Hereford will discuss what's next for idled pumps and wells on CRP lands. Dr. Steve Amosson, Extension Service economist and specialist in farm management from Amarillo will address issues involving equitable tenant-landowner agreements. Advances in satellite remote sensing technology to monitor crop growth patterns, including strategies for irrigation will be reviewed by Quentin Rund, regional leader for Resource 21, from Mansfield Illinois. A brief question and answer session concludes each presentation throughout the day. The noon break features a catered lunch and allows time for trade show tours.