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Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Scotch thistle in a pasture

April 11, 2019

Invasive Scotch Thistle Weed has Staying Power

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Scotch thistle

April 23, 2019

Watch for Invasive Plants After the Flood

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Area of the North Platte River canal where the break occurred July 17.

July 18, 2019

Growers in North Platte Valley Face Critical Water Loss with Canal Damage

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

An aerial view of the sink holes created by the July 17 tunnel collapse on the Gering-Fort Laramie/Goshen Irrigation District canal.

July 26, 2019

Update on Efforts to Restore Water to North Platte River Valley Canal

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

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

August 16, 2019

Update: Tunnel Repair Continues 'Round the Clock'

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

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)

August 23, 2019

Update on Canal Repairs Affecting Growers in Nebraska and Wyoming

By 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

August 30, 2019

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

By 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

September 13, 2019

Update on North Platte River Valley Canal Irrigation System

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

Dry bean harvest underway in the Nebraska Panhandle

September 26, 2019

Dry Bean Harvest in the Nebraska Panhandle

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

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

November 20, 2019

Permanent Repairs Set for Tunnels on Wyoming-Nebraska Irrigation Canal

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

cropwatch graphic

December 17, 2019

Update on Irrigation Tunnel Repairs Affecting Growers in Nebraska and Wyoming

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

Snowpack on the Snowy Mountain Range that feeds the North Plate River system

April 13, 2020

North Platte River Basin Snow Melt Runoff Update for 2020

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator