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Goshen/Gering-Fort Laramie supply canal Tunnel No. 1

July 13, 2021

Update on 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout, Irrigation Water Outlook for 2021

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Smith Falls

May 11, 2021

Water Law 101: Part 6, Sharing Water with Other States and Water Use within the State

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Furrow irrigation in a field

April 29, 2021

Water Law 101: Part 5, More Groundwater — Wells

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Center pivot irrigation

April 15, 2021

Water Law 101: Part 4, Groundwater Terms and Definitions

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Niobrara River

March 31, 2021

Water Law 101: Part 3, Surface Water Administration Terms and Definitions

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Water flows into spillway from Pathfinder Reservoir

March 17, 2021

Water Law 101: Part 2, Other Water Rights

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Thunderstorm in Nebraska Panhandle

March 10, 2021

Water Law 101: Part 1, the Basics

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

burned trees from the Mullen fire in Wyoming

November 12, 2020

Mullen and Cameron Peak Wildfires and Their Potential Effect on Nebraska Ag

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

adult black blister beetle

July 20, 2020

Blister Beetle in Alfalfa

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

leafy spurge

July 14, 2020

Nebraska Invasive Weed: Leafy Spurge

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Goshen Irrigation District Tunnel No. 2

June 18, 2020

Update on 2019 Tunnel Collapse and Canal Washout – Water Flowing for 2020 Growing Season

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Xin Qiao - Irrigation and Water Management Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Phragmites growing along the Platte River in Nebraska

June 8, 2020

Nebraska Invasive Weed: Phragmites

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

invasive musk thistle

May 20, 2020

Nebraska Invasive Weed: Musk Thistle

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

field bindweed

May 4, 2020

Nebraska Invasive Weed: Field Bindweed

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Canada thistle plant

April 22, 2020

Nebraska Invasive Weed: Canada Thistle

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Snowpack on the Snowy Mountain Range that feeds the North Plate River system

April 13, 2020

North Platte River Basin Snow Melt Runoff Update for 2020

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

cropwatch graphic

December 17, 2019

Update on Irrigation Tunnel Repairs Affecting Growers in Nebraska and Wyoming

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Irrigation District staff lay down a fabric mat to reduce erosion of excavated soil.

November 20, 2019

Permanent Repairs Set for Tunnels on Wyoming-Nebraska Irrigation Canal

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Dry bean harvest underway in the Nebraska Panhandle

September 26, 2019

Dry Bean Harvest in the Nebraska Panhandle

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator

Water is flowing again at the tunnel entrance on the Gering-Fort Laramie and Goshen Irrigation Canal

September 13, 2019

Update on North Platte River Valley Canal Irrigation System

By Gary Stone - Extension Educator, Jessica Groskopf - Extension Educator for Agricultural Economics, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC