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Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Center pivot with bad sprinklers

August 18, 2017

Now's a Great Time to Evaluate Your Irrigation System

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Screen capture of irrigation scheduling system

August 25, 2017

View Corn Plots and 7 Demos of Irrigation Scheduling Equipment at Aug. 31 Tour

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Types of water losses from center pivot irrigation

March 23, 2018

In-Canopy vs. Above-Canopy Sprinklers: Which is Better Suited to Your Field?

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Derrel Martin - Former Extension Specialist in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering

Center pivot irrigation

March 23, 2018

Center Pivot Handbook a Comprehensive Guide for Growers

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Wetter diameters of various irrigation sprinkler packages

March 26, 2018

In-Canopy vs. Above-Canopy Sprinklers: Which is Better Suited to Your Field? (Part 2)

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Derrel Martin - Former Extension Specialist in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering

In-canopy center pivot sprinkler head entangled in the corn canopy

April 5, 2018

In-Canopy vs. Above-Canopy Sprinklers: Consider Pros and Cons

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Derrel Martin - Former Extension Specialist in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering

Center pivot irrigating late season field of corn.

August 10, 2018

How to Schedule the Last Few Irrigations of the Season

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Flooded center pivot east of Schuyler (Photo by Aaron Nygren)

March 25, 2019

Management Recommendations for Irrigation Equipment Affected by Flooding

By Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Troy Ingram - Former Extension Educator

Figure 1. University of Wisconsin researchers studied drilling cover crops into V5 corn. (Source: University of Wisconsin Integrated Pest and Crop Management)

May 23, 2019

Interseeding Cover Crops into Corn or Soybean

By Jenny Brhel - Former Extension Educator, Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist, Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Michael Sindelar - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator

Center pivot irrigating late-season corn

August 23, 2019

Scheduling the Last Irrigations in a Year with Delayed Crop Maturity

By Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

Flooded field with water pooling between rows of crops under an overcast sky.

Published: October 10, 2019 | Updated: October 8, 2026

Avoiding Harvest Compaction in Wet Soils

Authored By: Paul Jasa - Former Extension Engineer, Retired

Updated By: Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems

cropwatch graphic

January 22, 2020

Common Problems Regarding Center Pivot Operating Pressure and Uniformity

By Troy Ingram - Former Extension Educator, Derek Heeren - Irrigation Engineer, Steve Melvin - Extension Educator Irrigated Cropping Systems, Eric Wilkening - Graduate Research Assistant, Biological Systems Engineering, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Derrel Martin - Former Extension Specialist in Irrigation and Water Resources Engineering, Daran Rudnick - Professor and Director of Sustainable Irrigation, Kansas State University, Chuck Burr - Crops and Water Extension Educator, Mitiku Mamo - Former Extension Crops and Water Educator