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Crop Production

The production of crops is the heart of Nebraska's economy. Water is essential to all plant growth. Thus Nebraska's economy relies on a plentiful supply of water to produce crops – in both rainfed and irrigated environments. Several factors involved with producing crops interact with either water supply or water quality issues – or both.

Full Soil Water Profile Encouraged to Finish Crops Before Harvest

A sunflower field blooming in Box Butte County. (Photo by CHabella Guzman)
As surface/canal water usually curtails mid-September, extension recommends that Nebraska Panhandle producers ensure their soil water profiles are full to sustain crops through to harvest.

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Siphon Tubes: Setting Water to Grow Crops in Western Nebraska

concrete lined irrigation ditches
A new water research series from Nebraska Extension, this article focuses on the history, construction and use of siphon tubes for crop irrigation.

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Soil Water Tension Sensors to Schedule Irrigation in East-central Nebraska

closeup of center pivot watering corn
Nebraska growers share Week 2 results of their irrigation management decisions based on soil moisture sensor data, as part of a new collaboration with extension educators.

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Irrigation Season Could Run Longer for Dry Bean Crop

Field corn under pivot irrigation. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)
Updates on crop progress, irrigation water deliveries and crop water use for growers in the Panhandle and western Nebraska.

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Nitrogen Sources and Water Quality Field Day

Nebraska Extension will host a Nitrogen Sources and Water Quality Field Day on August 13, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Haskell Ag Lab near Concord, NE.

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