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.
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.
Hard Red Spring Wheat Water Use
March 9, 2022
This study looked at water consumption (evapotranspiration), productivity and protein content of hard red spring wheat, a viable option when winter wheat experiences injury or low productivity.
Mullen and Cameron Peak Wildfires and Their Potential Effect on Nebraska Ag
November 12, 2020
The wild fires that took place late this summer and early fall, located in Colorado and Wyoming, are almost completely controlled, but they still might affect agriculture throughout Nebraska during the next growing season and for years to come.
New Research Shows When Nebraska’s Groundwater Supply Recharges
May 28, 2020
When it rains, and even when it pours and floods like it did in Nebraska in late 2018 and through much of 2019, the precipitation that hits the surface doesn’t always factor in to recharging the state’s vast and vital groundwater supply. So when does it most often happen?
2020 Yonts Water Conference Available Online
April 13, 2020
While conceived as a daylong event in Gering, the conference was moved online due to social distancing concerns. Conference presentations about water in the North Platte Valley of western Nebraska are now online.
IANR's Growing Focuses on Water Stewardship, Research
November 30, 2018
The fall 2018 issue of IANR's Growing magazine focuses on water stewardship, Nebraska's long history of irrigation development, and a new study of potential links between irrigation, cloud formation, and rainfall.
Nebraska Continues To See Modest Groundwater Decline
March 15, 2018
Based on tests in 5,200 water wells across the state, Nebraska has seen a modest decline in groundwater levels in the last five years. A new university report tracks well levels in 1-year, 5-year, 10-year, and pre-irrigation increments to identify trends.