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Tunnel filled with water

Published: December 5, 2024

Ft. Laramie Tunnel Replacement Delayed

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist

Canal tunnel

Published: April 18, 2024

Construction on Canal Tunnels Could Begin Fall 2024

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist

Center pivot

Published: July 14, 2022

Pathfinder Canal Break Update

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Soni Cochran - Nebraska EDEN Coordinator, Brittany Fulton - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REEC

Digging crane in field

Published: July 5, 2022

Pathfinder Canal Break on July 1, 2022

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Soni Cochran - Nebraska EDEN Coordinator, Brittany Fulton - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REEC

Canal without water

Published: February 14, 2022

Update on the 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout — Tunnel Repair or Replacement Options

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Goshen/Gering-Fort Laramie canal collage

Published: October 19, 2021

Update on the 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout and 2021 Irrigation Season

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Goshen/Gering-Fort Laramie supply canal Tunnel No. 1

Published: July 13, 2021

Update on 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout, Irrigation Water Outlook for 2021

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Goshen Irrigation District Tunnel No. 2

Published: June 18, 2020

Update on 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout – Water Flowing for 2020 Growing Season

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

CropWatch Graphic

Published: December 17, 2019

Update on Irrigation Tunnel Repairs Affecting Growers in Nebraska and Wyoming

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Irrigation District staff lay down a fabric mat to reduce erosion of excavated soil.

Published: November 20, 2019

Permanent Repairs Set for Tunnels on Wyoming-Nebraska Irrigation Canal

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Water is flowing again at the tunnel entrance on the Gering-Fort Laramie and Goshen Irrigation Canal

Published: September 13, 2019

Update on North Platte River Valley Canal Irrigation System

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Water is flowing again in the Gering-Fort Laramie and Goshen Irrigation Canal

Published: August 30, 2019

Water Flowing Again in the Gering-Fort Laramie and Goshen Irrigation Canal

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

A screen capture from a time-lapse video of dry edible beans without irigation

Published: August 23, 2019

Some Fields Doing Better Than Expected Without Irrigation, Some Not

John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Excavation continues above the tunnel collapse. A series of three trench boxes, each 10 feet tall by 20 feet wide by 20 feet long will be dropped down into the space as soil is removed. (Photo courtesy the Goshen Irrigation District)

Published: August 23, 2019

Update on Canal Repairs Affecting Growers in Nebraska and Wyoming

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Workers examine the site of the smaller of the two tunnel collapses.

Published: August 23, 2019

Irrigation Tunnel Collapse Found to be an Insurable Event

Bird's eye view of repair work underway on the canal and tunnel area

Published: August 16, 2019

Update: Tunnel Repair Continues 'Round the Clock'

Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Efforts are ongoing to repair the tunnel section of the Goshen/Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation canal that collapsed July 17. This photo was taken August 8.

Published: August 15, 2019

Potential Economic Impact of Tunnel Collapse is $89 Million

CropWatch Graphic

Published: August 9, 2019

Crop Insurance Question for Those Affected by Canal/Tunnel Collapse

Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Cory Walters - Extension Grain Economist

Nebraska Extension Lock-up

Published: August 9, 2019

A Letter to Readers from Nebraska Extension

Site of the tunnel collapse in the Goshen-Gering-Ft-Laramie Canal

Published: August 7, 2019

August 12 Canal Repair Update Meeting