OK Master Irrigator

Training program for irrigators in Oklahoma
Web: credits: Oklahoma State University

[Jourdan Bell @TXPanAg]

Alternative crops conference in Stratford today hosted by OSU and AgrLife! ⁦Topics include #forages #sunflowers #hemp and more! @txextension⁩ ⁦@OSU_oilseeds⁩ ⁦@OSU_Irrigation⁩ ⁦@TexasHemp⁩

[Irrigation Innovation Consortium @IrrigationIC]

A key innovation & workforce dev need & challenge this paper brings to mind is the need for voluntary irrigation audits + system maintenance & upgrades, residue mgmt/other strategies so that adv tech truly can improve productivity & profitability of ag's blue & green water use.

[Lucas Haag @LucasAHaag]

I worked in SWKS (Moscow area) in 2011 (photos are from then), I had fully irrigated corn plots make 70 bu. A lot of deja vu going on today. Several lessons learned by producers that year (a thread): #irrigation #kswx

[RedDirtAg @RedDirtAg]

The numbers are in from the 2022 OK #Wheat crop and we're talking about them w/ @OSU_smallgrains.
She also has advice for planting in dry conditions.

Download the latest #RedDirtAgronomy Podcast w/ @OSU_oilseeds, @oksoilwater, @OSU_NPK & @VideoDeke
👉 https://t.co/Rl4AfntyMV

[RedDirtAg @RedDirtAg]

Irrigation tech in this episode of the #RedDirtAgronomy Podcast!
Here what @OIrrigator had to say about #Irrigation research I’m the OkPanhandle.

https://t.co/dcJdTlVAPo

[RedDirtAg @RedDirtAg]

We have a lot of fun doing these podcasts!
@oksoilwater wasn’t there to keep us on topic, so we veered from ag topics to…uhm, other things.
We hope @OIrrigator wasn’t scared off by @OSU_oilseeds, @OSU_NPK & @VideoDeke and will come back on sometime!
Episode 109 will drop Monday.

[OK Master Irrigator @OIrrigator]

Thank you @OSU_NPK @OSU_oilseeds @RedDirtAg for the opportunity to share my thoughts on their latest podcast

[Brian Arnall @OSU_NPK]

Was able to wrangle our high plains buddy Dr Sumit Sharma @OIrrigator for the latest @RedDirtAg podcast. @OSU_oilseeds @VideoDeke @oksoilwater. Keep an eye out for this one to drop soon.

[Irrigation Research Laboratory (IRL), OSU @IRL_BAE_OSU]

If you couldn’t tell by the airplanes in the sky (Loadmasters?), we are conducting irrigation energy and water audits in SW Oklahoma as we promised to the graduates of the Master Irrigator program. @BAEOkstate @OIrrigator @sumits1990

[Oklahoma Mesonet @okmesonet]

That 107 down in Altus, Ladies and Gentlemen, is THE highest temperature ever recorded on a May 9 in Oklahoma, going back to the 1880s. It tops Hollis' 106 from 2011. Yay? #okwx #okmesonet

[Jourdan Bell @TXPanAg]

Is poor weed control because of the #herbicide or your coverage? This is a great visual comparing 5GPA and 15GPA. Coverage is Key! �� we had a few calm hours for spraying corn herbicides in ⁦@TexasCorn⁩ plots with Pete Dotray, ⁦@kheflinTxAg⁩ ⁦@garynbigham⁩ ⁦

[OSU Wheat Pathology @OSUwheatdisease]

#Wheat streak mosaic virus is in almost every sample received by the #OSU Diagnostic Lab @OSUsickplants. Infected samples were from wheat fields in #Cimarron, #Payne, #Blaine, #Harper, #Grady, and #Garfield counties in Oklahoma.

[Irrigation Research Laboratory (IRL), OSU @IRL_BAE_OSU]

The reference evapotranspiration was 0.3" or more for 17 western counties yesterday according to @okmesonet! Probably the same today. Enough to suck all extractable moisture out of the the top 2" of a wet soil. Irrigation amounts should be decided keeping this in mind.

[Irrigation Research Laboratory (IRL), OSU @IRL_BAE_OSU]

Thanks to all irrigators who participated in the OK Master Irrigator event yesterday. We learned a lot about irrigation methods and pumping systems in SW OK. Will start our water & energy audits soon. @okstatewater @OIrrigator

[Oklahoma Water Resources Center @okstatewater]

Do you want to participate in the Master Irrigator Program but are not sure if it is for you? The Master Irrigator program is for producers, farm technicians and managers, and crop consultants.

Register at https://t.co/OxGAqrFdEY

[OK Master Irrigator @OIrrigator]

2022 Master Irrigator Program will be focusing on Southwest Oklahoma. More information on program, benefits and registration at program website https://t.co/FTo00NKxMm @oksoilwater @okstatewater @OSU_Irrigation

[Oklahoma Water Resources Board @OKWaterBoard]

Visit the Master Irrigator Program website at https://t.co/6Vb9BYh39Y.

[OK Master Irrigator @OIrrigator]

@Ogallala_water @OKWaterBoard @okstatewater @Ogallala_water good observation!

[Irrigation Research Laboratory (IRL), OSU @IRL_BAE_OSU]

Day 2 of irrigation audit was fun. See the irrigation depth vs. distance for one tested system below. Any guesses what caused the spike?@WaterOPAIA @OIrrigator

[Irrigation Research Laboratory (IRL), OSU @IRL_BAE_OSU]

Day 3 of irrigation audit was windy (18 mph), which helped us answer a key question: how much of the applied water is lost to wind drift. In this case, 17%! It would’ve been larger if nozzles were higher. Thanks @Buck_Farms for letting us test your systems. @OIrrigator

[Irrigation Research Laboratory (IRL), OSU @IRL_BAE_OSU]

We are planning another trip to OK Panhandle to do irrigation energy and water audits. If you are from there, interested in this free service, and plan to irrigate in the next few weeks, let us know. @WaterOPAIA @sumits1990 @oksoilwater @OIrrigator