Southwest Research and Extension Center
The Irrigation Research Station is the headquarters for the Southwest Research complex. This field station is devoted primarily to cotton research and particularly irrigated cotton. Some 209 acres are used in irrigation studies.
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Programs:
Cotton variety development, irrigation management, alfalfa, small grains, soybeans, sorghum, and bermudagrass.
Location
The Southwest Research and Extension Center covers 245 acres three miles south of Altus on Highway 283.
Related Links
Southwest Oklahoma Entomology ReportsExtension Cotton Research and Demonstration Reports
In-Season Crop Reports
OSU Cotton Manual
Presentations
Contact

J.C. Banks
Director SWREC
16721 US Hwy 283
Altus, Oklahoma 73521
phone: 580-482-2120
fax: 580-482-0208
email: jc.banks@okstate.edu
FRSU Personnel

Rocky Thacker
Senior Station Superintendent
email: rocky.thacker@okstate.edu

Toby Kelley
Assistant Station Superintendent
email: toby.kelley@okstate.edu
Alton Young
Field Assistant & Equipment Operator
Connie Bookout
Senior Secretary
email: connie.bookout@okstate.edu
Larry Bull
Field Foreman I
phone: 580-481-8504
Karen M. Coggeshall
Senior Office Assistant
email: karen.coggeshall@okstate.edu
Lynn Halford
Field Assistant & Equipment Operator
Additional On-Site Faculty and Staff
T. Shane Osborne
Assistant Extension Specialist
email: shane.osborne@okstate.edu
cell phone: 580-512-9779
Jerry Goodson
Extension Assistant
phone: 580-481-8969
email: jerry.goodson@okstate.edu





