Master Irrigator
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Fill in and mail to:
North Plains GCD/Master Irrigator
PO Box 795
Dumas, TX 79029
OR
Email Baylee Barnes at bbarnes@northplainsgcd.org.
We loved our 2024 class! Thanks so much for everyone who participated. Want to join our class of 2025? Email Baylee Barnes at bbarnes@northplainsgcd.org OR call our office for more details: (806) 935-6401 . Registration CLOSES February 10, 2025, or as soon as we have 25 registrants.
The Master Irrigator Program is an irrigation management curriculum made up of 24 hours of intensive irrigation education conducted over four one-day sessions to show producers how to maximize advanced conservation irrigation management and conservation practices that work together to save water, conserve energy, build soil health and enhance farm profitability.
*Perfect attendance is required for graduation from the course. Each day begins at 8:30am to sign in and adjourns at 4:30pm. We strongly encourage participants to show up around 8:30am to sign in and gather materials. Breakfast and lunch will be provided every day of the program.
2024 Master Irrigator Annual Report
The Texas Water Development Board is the Presenting sponsor of the Master Irrigator Program.
Program Lead, Steve Amosson, Ph.D., surveys all graduates after they complete the course. Here’s what some of the graduates said about Master Irrigator:
“We cannot stop doing better or we lose everything.” – Master Irrigator Graduate
“Great class on irrigation practices with leading edge technology presented by top people in their field.” Tommy Cartrite, Master Irrigator Graduate
“My primary role in our operation is risk management. In every session I was able to identify key practices that will benefit our return on investment.” Master Irrigator Graduate
“We are business owners, so time is money. This course is going to return the best ROI on my time of any training I have had in years!” 2023 Scott Nefstead, Master Irrigator Graduate
“It’s a very informative program and has a lot of opportunities to learn new practices and information. We have to keep up with the changing times, if we don’t, we will be left with nothing. As one of the younger members in the class, we have to learn as much as possible to be able to keep doing what I personally love to do and be able to pass it along to the next generation. Overall, an amazing program! Thank you!” Michael Ray Smith, 2023 Master Irrigator Graduate
“You guys did a great job – one of the most educational classes I have gone to” L. Taylor, 2024 Master Irrigator Graduate
Master Irrigator graduates recommend the course because:
“I gained knowledge of new products that are available and coming out in the future to make irrigation more efficient and sustainable.”
“I was able to see challenges faced from many different producers in the water district.”
“Implementing better irrigation practices. We have heard of many of these practices just never implemented.”
“This was a great program that has been a great benefit from a knowledge standpoint and information sharing among producers.”
“Producer panels were outstanding. It was beneficial just to listen to producers in the audience discuss the things they were doing on their individual operations.”
“NPGCD does a great job in conserving our water. I’ve heard several people say they wish their water districts were as active as this one.”
“Overall, the entire training provided good information, the producer panels showed how many different operations adopted individual practices/tools to make a successful operation.”
100% of graduates surveyed said they plan to implement something they learned from the course!
Graduates said they appreciated learning about:
- Moisture monitoring
- Drones
- No-till discussion
- Producer panels
- Newest technologies & ideas available
- VFDs
- Agronomics
- VRI
- System application & efficiency
- Crop profitability analyzer
Interested in seeing more pictures from Master Irrigator? They’re on our Facebook page @NPGCD, or click here for the direct link to the photo album.
Thanks to our 2024 Master Irrigator sponsors!
Questions?
Our staff members here at the District would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have. For more information, please call our office at 806-935-6401.
