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Arkansas farmers describe alternate wetting and drying as water-saving rice irrigation
Summary
In a short recorded exchange from Glen Cove County, Central Arkansas, two speakers described alternate wetting and drying (AWD) as an irrigation method that conserves water and energy and can interrupt methane production while maintaining rice yields; they credited USDA-NRCS support for adoption.
In a brief recorded discussion in Glen Cove County, Central Arkansas, two speakers described alternate wetting and drying (AWD) as an irrigation method for rice that can save water and energy while limiting methane emissions. Speaker 1 opened the conversation by saying, "Today we're looking at alternate wetting and drying of rice."
Speaker 1 outlined typical Arkansas practice and the contrast with AWD, noting that "Typically in Arkansas, we plan our rice fields dry" and then, at the four- or five-leaf stage, "apply permanent flood across the whole field and maintain that flood until it's time…
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