Irrigation

Estimated Crop Water Use: June 6

June 6, 2022
Estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the week of June 6.

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Estimated Crop Water Use: May 29

June 1, 2022
Estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the week of May 29.

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Estimated Crop Water Use: May 23

May 23, 2022
Estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the week of May 23.

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Estimated Crop Water Use: May 15

May 17, 2022
Estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the weeks of May 8 and 15.

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Tractor planting

Considerations for Planting into Dry Conditions

April 12, 2024
As planting is critical for everything else that happens during the growing season, the dry conditions have led to a variety of questions this spring regarding soil conditions, planting depth, irrigation and herbicides.

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Irrigation systems aerial view
Figure 1. Center pivot irrigation systems dot the landscape along the South Platte River. On the North Platte River, Lake McConaughy reservoir stores water which is later used for irrigation. (Photo credit: Google Earth)

New Article Traces Aspects of the History of Irrigation in the Great Plains and Water Productivity

March 23, 2022
A review of the history of irrigation in the Great Plains region from a geographical, technical and political perspective, as well as how it has impacted water resources.

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Irrigation canal
CropWatch file photo

Water Supply, Weather Updates at the Yonts Water Conference April 12 in Gering

March 22, 2022
This year's conference will feature irrigation water and weather outlooks for the 2022 growing season, as well as irrigation research updates and a meet-and-greet with irrigation district representatives.

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Trenton Franz in field
A research paper by Trenton Franz, associate professor of hydrogeophysics at Nebraska, and co-authors points to an innovative irrigation approach that could decrease water use while increasing producer profitability. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication)

Husker Researchers Develop Tool to Make Irrigation More Efficient

March 10, 2022
A research paper by University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists points to an innovative irrigation approach that offers promise to decrease water use while increasing producer profitability.

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