Delta Plastics Launches H20 Initiative

The Project is Commitment to Reduce Irrigation Water Use within the Mississippi Delta by 20 Percent by the Year 2020.

Standing with state, regional and national leaders in agriculture and conservation, Delta Plastics said the initiative was motivated by declining water levels in the Delta and a need for the agriculture industry to embrace new sustainability practices on the farm.

Delta Plastics of Arkansas, the world's leading manufacturer of irrigation polytube, launched a regional initiative for water conservation that includes one very ambitious goal. The "Delta Plastics H20 Initiative" is a commitment to reduce irrigation water use within the Mississippi Delta by 20 percent by the year 2020.

Standing with state, regional and national leaders in agriculture and conservation, Delta Plastics said the initiative was motivated by declining water levels in the Delta and a need for the agriculture industry to embrace new sustainability practices on the farm.

"This initiative is the most important conservation effort we have ever launched," Delta Plastics Chairman Dhu Thompson said. "'Preserving our farmland' has been our company slogan for nearly 20 years. But conservation and sustainability is so much more than a slogan for us. It is a principle that has driven every major operational decision that we have made."

The foundation of the Delta Plastics H20 Initiative will be to provide the company's irrigation management software, Pipe Planner, free to all farmers immediately. Pipe Planner is a user-friendly, web-based application designed to help farmers create the most efficient polytube irrigation system for their crops. Pipe Planner's innovative program dramatically reduces irrigation time, water usage and energy costs for growers through uniform water application across fields.

Delta Plastics estimates average water savings of 25 to 50 percent in addition to an average 25 percent reduction in energy costs when using Pipe Planner.

"Delta Plastics is proud to lead an initiative that will revolutionize the way we address water management on the farm," Thompson said. "We are even prouder to be working alongside the nation's most respected leaders in agriculture ad conservation to accomplish these goals."

The Delta Plastics H20 Initiative is supported by a diverse group of stakeholders from the agriculture, conservation, academia, government and private sectors. Official partner organizations will assist with education efforts to enhance Pipe Planner utilization across the Delta Region.

Source: Stuttgard Daily Leader

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