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Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics

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

Chart indicating market volatility

August 1, 2019

Price Volatility Brings Marketing Opportunities, With Risks

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

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August 9, 2019

Crop Insurance Question for Those Affected by Canal/Tunnel Collapse

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

Crop field and farm

August 14, 2019

Terminating a Verbal Farm Land Lease

By Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, J. David Aiken - Extension Water and Agricultural Law Specialist, Allan Vyhnalek - Extension Educator, Farm/Ranch Succession and Transition

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

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October 8, 2019

"Know Your Numbers, Know Your Options" for Better Informed Decisions

By Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics

Loading a truck with grain

October 22, 2019

Writing a Marketing Plan for Your Stored Grain

By Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics

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

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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