Management Recommendations for Irrigation Equipment Affected by Flooding March 25, 2019
As waters drain and soils dry out, part of the recovery process will include checking irrigation systems for damage and performing maintenance/repair before those systems can be used. Here's what to check in your power unit, irrigation well, and center pivot.
UNL-TAPS to Kick Off 2019 Competition Featuring Subsurface Drip Irrigation February 22, 2019
The 2019 TAPS farm management competition will start Tuesday, March 12 with a meeting at the Bayer Crop Science Water Utilization Learning Center in Gothenburg. Potential UNL-TAPS participants can learn more about subsurface drip irrigation, as well as contest details.
Checklist for Winterizing Your Center Pivot November 8, 2018
Irrigation season is over and winter draws near, making it the perfect time to evaluate and prepare your center pivot for winter. This checklist notes steps to take now to save you time and money next summer, steps that may even help preserve the life of your system.
CornSoyWater: Real-Time Aid for Corn and Soybean Irrigation Decisions July 11, 2017
Use CornSoyWater and its app to monitor soil available water and crop water use and to identify fields where stress is likely occurring or will be occurring within the next three days. The tool is free, user friendly, and can help you monitor fields from a distance.
Market Journal: Using Dicamba, Irrigation Management & More July 7, 2017
Segments on this week's Market Journal address using dicamba, managing irrigation, research on the profitability of using precision agriculture, the forecast for next week and four upcoming hands-on, crop management clinics in eastern Nebraska.