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 performance and quantifying irrigation water use through flow measurement and crop water use measurement and modeling.
Teaching Interests
Burdette teaches courses in irrigation systems design and evaluation covering irrigation water supply, farm irrigation systems, and land drainage.
Research Interests
Crop water use, irrigation losses, irrigation systems, flow measurement, and irrigation management.
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 | Abstracts
- Barker, B., Hipps, L.E, Torres-Rua, A., (2023). Multi-Approach Evaprotranspiration Estimates for Irrigation Plot Research. American Society of Civil Engineers World Environmental and Water Resources Congress *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Yost, M., Barker, B., (2023). Precision irrigation guide for center pivots. Utah State University Extension
- 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
- Yost, M., Barker, B., (2023). Guide to pivot wheel track management.
- Barker, B., Cardon, G., Yost, M., Stock, M., Creech, E., Gale, J.A, (2023). Management of saline and sodic soils and irrigation water. USU Extension
- Barker, B., Yost, M., (2023). 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An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.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
- Mufute, N., Yost, M., Larsen, D., Barker, B., Peters, T., Zamora, M., (2023). Center Pivot Maintenance Trends in the Western United States. Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Journal
- Holt, J., Yost, M., Creech, J.E, Barker, B., (2023). Improving pivot ruts with simple sprinkler modifications. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 149:12, doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-10188
- Holt, J., Yost, M., Creech, J.E, Winward, D., Barker, B., (2023). On-farm evaluations of overhead irrigation sprinkler packages at full and reduced rates. Soil Science Society of America Journal, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20611
- Sullivan, T., Yost, M., Boren, D., Creech, J.E, Kitchen, B.M, Violett, R., Barker, B., (2023). Irrigation Technology, Irrigation Rate, and Drought-Tolerant Genetics Impacts on Silage Corn Production . Agronomy, doi: 10.3390/agronomy13051194
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
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.