Welcome to the Plainsman Research Center

The Plainsman Research Center is located in Southeastern Colorado near the town of Walsh. Research conducted in this area of the historic dust-bowl include full and limited irrigation using furrow, sprinkler, and subsurface drip irrigation, as well as tillage comparisons of no-till, ridge-till, conventional-till, and subsoiling. Crops include wheat, grain sorghum, forage sorghum, corn, sunflower, bean, canola, and alternative crops.

The Plainsman Research Center is part of a network of 8 research centers (9 sites) throughout the state.