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Center pivot irrigation

Published: March 31, 2017

Registration Open for National Irrigation Academy for Educators

IANR News Release

CropWatch Graphic

Published: March 23, 2017

Pre-Season Alfalfa Irrigation May be Advisable

Bruce Anderson - Emeritus Extension Forage Specialist

Published: March 17, 2017

Using Cutoff Ratio to Fine-Tune Furrow Irrigations (Save $14/acre)

C. Dean Yonts - Former Extension Irrigation Engineer

water flowing from irrigation pipe

Published: March 16, 2017

Repair Leaky Gates/Gaskets and Eliminate a Set (Save $32.10/acre)

C. Dean Yonts - Former Extension Irrigation Engineer, Andrew Christiansen - Former Extension Educator

Published: December 16, 2016

CornSoyWater: An Online App to Aid in Irrigation Management

Haishun Yang - UNL Associate Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, James Han - Postdoc Research Associate

Mehmet Can Vuran (left) and Suat Irmak have earned a $450,000 NSF grant to develop a second generation of underground sensor technology.

Published: September 2, 2016

UNL Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Develop Next Generation Soil Sensors

IANR News Release

CropWatch Graphic

Published: September 2, 2016

Scheduling the Last Irrigation of the Season

Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator, Troy Ingram - Former Extension Educator, Bill Kranz - Extension Irrigation Specialist, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator

Malfunctioning center pivot pressure regulator

Published: August 25, 2016

Pivot Pressure Regulator Testing to be Offered at HHD

Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator, Daran Rudnick - Former Extension Irrigation Management Specialist, Bill Kranz - Extension Irrigation Specialist

Center pivot irrigation system

Published: August 23, 2016

Sprinkler Irrigation System Maintenance for Improved Uniformity and Application Efficiency

Daran Rudnick - Former Extension Irrigation Management Specialist, Rodrigo Werle - Cropping Systems Specialist, Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator, Troy Ingram - Former Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: June 23, 2016

Economics of Variable Frequency Drives for Irrigation Pumps

Bill Kranz - Extension Irrigation Specialist

Corn leaf rolling

Published: June 21, 2016

Impacts of Extreme Heat Stress and Increased Soil Temperature on Plant Growth and Development

Suat Irmak – Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Page spread for UNL Ag Water Management Guide

Published: June 15, 2016

New, Multi-Media Ag Water Management Guide

Lisa Jasa - Former CropWatch Editor

ETgage in a soybean field

Published: May 26, 2016

Atmometer (ETgage) Installation Tips

Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Troy Ingram - Former Extension Educator

Watermark sensor installed in corn

Published: May 26, 2016

Irrigation Sensor Installation Tips

Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Troy Ingram - Former Extension Educator, Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: May 18, 2016

North Platte River Basin Water Update

Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Pathfinder Reservoir Dam Overflow photo by Gary Stone

Published: May 4, 2016

North Platte River Basin Water Update

Gary Stone - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Published: April 20, 2016

North Platte Water Carryover Up from 2015

Gary Stone - Extension Educator

CropWatch Graphic

Online Irrigation Cost Calculator Released

Roger Wilson - Former Extension Farm Management Specialist and Budget Analyst