Natural Resources Training Program About Schedule Courses Conferences Instructors Subscribe Resources & Contact Maverick County Agricultural Irrigation Field Day Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Meeting Room2350 East Main, Eagle Pass, TX 78852September 13th, 2017 8:00-8:30 Registration 08:30 Welcome and IntroductionsDr. Lucas Gregory, Texas Water Resources Institute 08:40 Irrigation Technologies and Best Management Practices for Water ConservationDr. Askar Karimov, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 09:25 Irrigation Scheduling and New TechnologiesDr. Juan Enciso, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 10:00 Economics of Irrigation Water ConservationDr. Samuel Zapata, Texas A&M Agricultural Economics 10:35 Networking Break 10:50 Water Quality Issues in IrrigationDr. Dana Porter, Texas A&M Biological and Agricultural Engineering 11:30 Irrigation Considerations for Pecan ProductionLarry Stein, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service (invited) 12:00 TWDB Water Conservation Program and Assistance OpportunitiesKevin Kluge, Texas Water Development Board 12:15 NRCS Technical and Financial Assistance OpportunitiesSerafin Aguirre, NRCS District Conservationist 12:30 Program Evaluation and Adjourn