Grant from Kellogg Company aims to save 9 billion gallons of water in Arkansas yearly
As part of Kellogg's Better Days commitment to support 1 million farmers by the end of 2030, the company is collaborating with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to provide efficient water irrigation resources to Arkansas rice farmers.
Thanks to a grant from Kellogg, The Nature Conservancy installed irrigation timers on 30 farms to manage water use on approximately 15,000 acres of land located predominantly in critical groundwater areas in the Delta of Arkansas. Farmers program the timers on their pumps to irrigate the field and when finished, the timers turn the pumps off automatically, thereby saving water. TNC scientists estimate that the timers will conserve 9 billion gallons of water each year.