Satellite-enabled Resilient Ag Project

SatRAP in the Southern Great Plains

The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Sustainable Ag Systems (SAS) Satellite-enabled Resilient Ag Project for the Southern Great Plains is housed within the Kansas Water Institute. This project features partnerships among multiple institutions across the country (including co-lead institutions Oklahoma State University and Texas Tech University) to support agricultural systems reliant on the High Plains Aquifer in adapting to climate change and enhancing their resilience. The program is focused within the southern Great Plains Region, and will work to develop best-management practices and socio-economic support systems to enable a successful transition from irrigated farm systems to economically sustainable and climate-smart production systems.

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Research Aims

Three research teams addressing key project objectives

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Project Team

Meet the researchers that move SatRAP forward

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Student Mentorship

Building student capacity, launching careers, and maintaining communities


Calendar of Events

 

Date
Title
Location
September 8-10; National Master Irrigator Summit

Winthrop Rockefeller Institute

1 Rockefeller Drive Morrilton, AR 72110

September 18-19 Great Plains Water Conference University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
October 6-9 2025 ESP National Conference Fort Worth, TX
October 6-9 Western Groundwater Congress. Includes OpenET Training Workshop and various presentations. San Diego CA
October 14-15

Sustainable Agriculture Water Summit conference

Lubbock, TX
October 16-17 MICRA All Hands Proj. Mtg Lincoln, NE
October 19-20 Symposium of Digital Ag Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
October 21-23 KSRE Annual Conference Manhattan, KS
October21-24 US Comm. on Irrign. and Drainage Conf. Reno, NV
November 9-12; Canvas (TriSociety Meeting)

Salt Lake City, UT


November 12-13

Kansas Governor’s Water Conference

Manhattan, KS
December 2-3 WCS-FARM Annual Proj. Mtg. Kansas City, KS
December 3-4 Oklahoma Governor's Water Conference & Research Symposium – OK State University, Norman, OK
December 8-11 2025 Irrigation Show & Education Week New Orleans, LA
December 15-19 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting New Orleans LA
January 7-9, 2026 2026 Cotton Beltwide Conf. San Antonio, TX