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Last Estimated Crop Water Use for the 2023 Season
September 18, 2023
Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone reviews crop water use during the 2023 irrigation season and highlights a new feature for receiving 2024 reports via text.

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Estimated Crop Water Use for Sept. 11-17
September 11, 2023
Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone shares an update on this week's crop water use and expectations for the end of the irrigation season.

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Estimated Crop Water Use for Sept. 4-10
September 6, 2023
Updates on Panhandle crop progress and anticipated water use for the remainder of September by Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone.
Irrigation Season to End in September
August 29, 2023
A review of this year's irrigation season in the Panhandle and crop water use expectations for Aug. 28-Sept. 3.
This Week on N Field: Checking Center Pivot Pressure
August 25, 2023
Recommendations on the cheapest, easiest ways of monitoring water pressure to ensure a center pivot is operating correctly.

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Estimated Crop Water Use for Aug. 21-27
August 22, 2023
With a record-breaking heat wave across much of the U.S. this week, Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone discusses water needs for crops during the intense temperatures and lack of precipitation.
Optimize Those Last Few Irrigations
August 17, 2023
Leaving the field a little drier at the end of the season can help producers save irrigation costs, decrease leaching losses, improve soil conditions for harvest traffic, save water for future years and capture more off-season precipitation.

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Estimated Crop Water Use for Aug. 14-20
August 14, 2023
Nebraska Extension Educator Gary Stone shares an update on potential crop water use as temperatures are expected to rise into the upper 90s-low 100s this week.