A three-year research project led by the University of Nevada, Reno will develop open-source software to help farmers better manage water supply, especially for Nevada’s crucial crop of alfalfa. The project is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture as a grant of its Engineering for Precision Crop and Water Management Program. The College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources received about $400,000 for its part in the $745,000 collaborative project with the University of California-Davis and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Bushland, Texas. The three institutions are working on different crops as part of the grant: alfalfa for Reno, corn for Davis and cotton for Bushland.