Dec. 20: Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2011 Texas Irrigation Expo a success! Just over 300 attendees enjoyed expert presentations, exhibits, CEUs, and presentation of the science research poster awards and Blue Legacy Awards. Photos from the Expo are now posted, along with final program information. Thank you again to all of our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, and attendees, we wish you a happy and prosperous new year in 2012!
Dec. 5: The Expo is here! Please join us from 8 am - 5 pm Friday 12/9 and 9 am - 1 pm Saturday 12/10 at the McAllen Convention Center. Online pre-registration will close at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Missed the pre-registration deadline? No problem, you can still attend! We are happy to accept on-site walk-ins, but cannot guarantee you will get a lunch on Friday. See you in McAllen!
New additions to the Expo program include Phil Thacker of Delta Plastics, and Billy Kniffen, Water Resource Specialist with Texas AgriLife Extension. This year's program will include a mix of topics of interest to the general public in addition to farmers, irrigation districts, and the agriculture industry.
Also, an online reservation option is now available for the Expo's hotel room block at the Embassy Suites. Click the Hotel & Area Info link on the menu bar for more information.
July 2011
The Expo is pleased to announce that speakers on the program for this year's event will include Dr. Robert Mace of the Texas Water Development Board and Sonia Lambert, General Manager of Cameron County Irrigation District #2. Watch this site for additional speaker announcements coming soon.
May 2011
Harlingen
Irrigation District is the proud winner of TCEQ's 2011 Environmental Excellence Award for Agriculture. Besides building Texas'
first Flow Meter Calibration
Center and installing an
array of automatic meters which vastly improved efficiency throughout its
250-mile irrigation system, HID was recognized for putting on the first Texas
Irrigation Expo in 2010.
April 2011
Online sponsor/exhibitor registration for the 2011 Expo is now open. Click here to register as a sponsor and/or exhibitor today! Click here to view press release.
A Science Contest will once again be held in conjunction with the Texas Irrigation Expo, with categories for high school/undergraduate and graduate students. Stay tuned to this website for additional information.
March 2011
Save the date for the 2011 Expo, which will take place December 9-10, 2011 at the McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, Texas. More information will be posted to this website soon.
Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. (L) and Carole Baker (R) with award winners Jimmy Pawlik and Jim Hoffman
October 27, 2010 - The 2010 Texas Irrigation Expo was a big success, with over 230 attendees. A sincere thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors for their help in making this event great, we could not have done it without their support! PDF versions of the presentations from the Expo are available for viewing on the on the Agenda page. Photos from the event are now online. Be sure to bookmark this page or sign up for the Expo e-news for notification of next year's event!
October 19, 2010 - Notice: Online pre-registration is now closed. We will accept on-site registrations starting at 7:30 am on Thursday, Oct. 21, at the show grounds (program starts at 8:30).This event is FREE to the public. Lunches and tour bus seats are limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to on-site registrants.
Three Year Summary Report to the Texas Water Development Board on the Agricultural Water Conservation Demonstration Initiative (ADI), which seeks to maximize on-farm surface water use efficiency by integration of on-farm application and district delivery systems
