English: Arrowhead Farms owner Mr. Akram Mohammad, rakes fallen twigs and branches that came from his self-pruning pecan trees in Zavala County, TX, on Jan. 10, 2010, has been owned by a pecan farmer since 2005. (Kubota M9000 tractor) An additional reason for clearing the debris is so that contractors have a level clear ground to install an underground micro irrigation system that feeds water to the roots of 4,380 pecan trees on 146 acres. Mr. Mohammad said, “USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) was essential to my business and trees surviving the recent exceptional drought. The trees were stress free thanks to underground micro-irrigation. This is essential to the future growth of Texas agriculture and good for America.” U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Environmental Quality Initiative Program (EQIP) awarded Mr. Mohammad a $130,000 grant in 2008. He provided $26,000 for the balance of the $156,000 total cost to install a 146-acre underground micro-irrigation for 4,380 trees.