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Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor

Map illustrating the Greater Platte River basins and surrounding regions with distinct color-coded areas.

April 15, 2026

Dry Conditions Tighten Surface Water Supplies Across Nebraska Irrigation Districts

By Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Abia Katimbo - Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering, Derek Heeren - Irrigation Engineer

Drop-shaped graphic with a river and declining chart over soil and crops under a bright sky.

April 29, 2026

Managing the 2026 Season: Pre-Canal Water Budget, Crop Decisions and Irrigation System Tips

By Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Shuhua Xie - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Biological Systems Engineering, Joseph Oboamah - Graduate Student, Carlos Urrea - Dry Bean Breeder, Derek Heeren - Irrigation Engineer, Wei-zhen Liang - Research Assistant Professor, Abia Katimbo - Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering

Drop-shaped graphic with a river and declining chart over soil and crops under a bright sky.

April 29, 2026

How Corn, Dry Beans, Sugar Beets and Alfalfa Respond to Deficit Irrigation in the Nebraska Panhandle

By Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Shuhua Xie - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Biological Systems Engineering, Joseph Oboamah - Graduate Student, Carlos Urrea - Dry Bean Breeder, Derek Heeren - Irrigation Engineer, Wei-zhen Liang - Research Assistant Professor, Abia Katimbo - Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering

Drop-shaped graphic with a river and declining chart over soil and crops under a bright sky.

April 28, 2026

What 2002, 2009 and 2012 Yields Tell Us About Drought Years

By Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Shuhua Xie - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Biological Systems Engineering, Joseph Oboamah - Graduate Student, Carlos Urrea - Dry Bean Breeder, Derek Heeren - Irrigation Engineer, Wei-zhen Liang - Research Assistant Professor, Abia Katimbo - Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering

Drop-shaped graphic with a river and declining chart over soil and crops under a bright sky.

April 24, 2026

How 2026 Compares: Panhandle Precipitation, Reference ET and Pre-Plant Soil Moisture Relative to 2002, 2009 and 2012

By Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, Shuhua Xie - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Biological Systems Engineering, Joseph Oboamah - Graduate Student, Carlos Urrea - Dry Bean Breeder, Derek Heeren - Irrigation Engineer, Wei-zhen Liang - Research Assistant Professor, Abia Katimbo - Assistant Professor, Biological Systems Engineering

Side-by-side comparison of soybean growing in two cover crop systems — left image shows soybeans emerging through thick cereal rye residue with minimal weed pressure; right image shows soybeans in a no-cover system with high weed presence between rows.

July 30, 2025

Managing Pigweeds with Cover Crops: What We’ve Learned from 30 Years of Data

By Vipin Kumar - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Mandeep Singh - Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Resham Thapa - Assistant Research Professor of Climate Smart Agronomy, Tennessee State University, Ankit Yadav - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Sam Wortman - Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Amit Jhala - Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

photo collage of tar spot map behind corn leaf and text about what's included in article

June 20, 2025

Early Tar Spot Detected in Nebraska Corn; Irrigation Shown to Elevate Disease Risk

By Talon Mues - Extension Educator, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Dylan Mangel - Extension Plant Pathologist, Tamra Jackson-Ziems - Extension Plant Pathologist

corn field graphic with irrigation tips

May 28, 2025

Managing Corn Irrigation in South-central Nebraska: Insights for 2025 Under New Groundwater Allocations

By Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor, Crystal Powers - Water and Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Nebraska Water Center, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Irrigation system in corn

April 20, 2023

Don’t Lose Out on Free Nitrogen from Irrigation Water

By Crystal Powers - Water and Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Nebraska Water Center, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor

Pivot irrigation system

Published: June 7, 2023 | Updated: May 15, 2025

Early Season Irrigation During Drought

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Crystal Powers - Water and Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Nebraska Water Center, Aaron Daigh, Saleh Taghvaeian - Biological Systems Engineering Associate Professor