Burdette Barker
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Irrigation Specialist
Contact Information
Office Location: ENGR 227, UWRL 240Phone: 435-797-3926
Email: Burdette.Barker@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Expertise
Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering
Biography
Burdette is the Extension Irrigation Specialist for Utah. He has worked throughout the Western U.S. in irrigation engineering consulting and research. He focuses on providing information and tools to help Utah's agricultural producers. His areas of expertise include irrigation system design and quantifying irrigation water use through flow measurement, crop water use measurement, and crop water use modeling.
Teaching Interests
Burdette teaches courses in irrigation systems design and evaluation.
Research Interests
Crop water use, irrigation management, irrigation technologies, and flow measurement.
Awards
Elenore Gakeneier Swarts Outstanding Doctoral Student, 2016
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Presidential Fellowship, 2016
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Second Place Entry, Graduate Student Poster Contest, 2015
Nebraska Water Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Yost, M., Barker, B., (2022). Ten Considerations for Solar-Powered Irrigation in Utah. USU Extension
- Yost, M., Barker, B., (2022). Water loss and recovery of irrigation systems. USU Extension
- Barker, B., Yost, M., (2022). Agricultural Irrigated Land and Irrigation Water Use in Utah. USU Extension
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
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Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
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Publications | Other
Bulletins
- Hansen, S., Beddes, T., Barker, B., (2023). Water Recommendations for Vegetables.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.