Crop Watch, August 24, 2007: Irrigation and Energy Conservation Field Day Sept. 6 at North Platte<p>

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

August 24, 2007

Irrigation and Energy Conservation Field Day Sept. 6 at North Platte

A Sept. 6 Irrigation and Energy Conservation Field Day at the UNL's West Central Research and Extension Center at North Platte will help producers save water and money.

The program, sponsored by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association in partnership with UNL Extension, starts with 8:30 a.m. registration and training from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Limited registrations will be accepted up to Aug. 29.

Participants will learn best management practices for corn production, how to achieve water conservation in irrigated and dryland corn production, learn how to reduce energy use production costs, find how to maintain and, in some cases, increase yield and profitability and learn to better manage surface and groundwater irrigation.

Presentations and presenters include:

Agricultural Water Management, Suat Irmak, UNL Extension water resources engineer, and Gary Zoubek, UNL Extension educator;
Corn Production with High Irrigation Costs and Limited Water, Steve Melvin, UNL Extension irrigation educator and Simon van Donk, UNL irrigation/water resources specialist, West Central Research and Extension Center;
Pumping Plant Performance Criteria, Derrel Martin, UNL Extension irrigation and water resources specialist;
Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Nebraska, Dean Yonts, UNL Extension irrigation engineer, Panhandle Research and Extension Center;
Sprinkler Package Selection Above and In-Canopy Demonstration, Bill Kranz, UNL Extension irrigation specialist, Northeast Research and Extension Center;
Update on NRD Integrated Water Management Plans, Kent Miller, general manager, Twin Platte NRD; and
Water Supply and Management Issues, Martin.

The complementary registration fee is provided in part through funding by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association. Certified Crop Advisor credits are available. For more information or to register, call (800) 529-8030, visit the web site at http://ardc.unl.edu/cmdc-corn.shtml or e-mail kglewen1@unl.edu.

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© 2007 by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. All rights reserved.

Published by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.