The Groundwater Conservation Reserve promotes conservation by encouraging well owners to conserve water by allowing them to bank for the future any portion of their production limit they do not pump during a year.
The “200-12 Reduced Irrigation Project” establishes on-farm demonstrations by area producers to show how water conservation technologies and irrigation management can reduce on-farm groundwater use, allowing irrigated agriculture to remain financially viable into the future.
“Efficient Profitable Irrigation in Corn” (EPIC) is a results demonstration effort between the district and Texas A & M AgriLife Extension that compliments the “200-12 Project.” EPIC targets grain corn producers who historically employ a production strategy focusing on maximized yields, compared to the “200-12 Project’s” focus of maximum yield per-acre-inch of irrigation.
The Texas High Plains Initiative for Strategic and Innovative Irrigation Management and Conservation (Texas High Plains Initiative) is a collaboration between North Plains GCD, High Plains Underground Water Conservation District, Texas Tech University, Texas Alliance for Water Conservation, Texas AgriLife Extension, growers and others. The Texas High Plains Initiative combines the district’s “200-12 Project” with ongoing demonstrations on the South Plains to create an information base and area of influence that includes 4.5 million acres of irrigated agriculture in the Texas High Plains.
Finally, the district owns the North Plains Research Field for conducting agricultural research. Texas A&M AgriLife Research conducts a wide variety of research at the field.
These programs provide tools and information that help irrigators conserve, while making sound business decisions for the future of their operations.
