Alternate Wetting and Drying Rice Fields

Recorded agricultural interview · December 6, 2024

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Introduction: typical Arkansas rice irrigation

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Speaker 1 introduced alternate wetting and drying (AWD) and described typical Arkansas practice: fields are kept dry initially, then permanently flooded at the 4- or 5-leaf stage and held flooded until harvest.

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A brief recorded discussion in Glen Cove County, Central Arkansas, described alternate wetting and drying (AWD) for rice as a water- and energy-saving irrigation practice that can reduce methane emissions while maintaining yields, and noted USDA-NRCS support for adoption.

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