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Irrigation and Energy Conservation Field Day

Irrigation & Energy Conservation Field Day

September 6, 2007 West Central Research & Extension Center - North Platte, Nebraska

Participants will meet at at 8:30 a.m., rain or shine. Bring rain gear. Training is from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

LIMITED REGISTRATION - REGISTER BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29.

Why should you attend?

  • Learn how to implement best management practices in the production of corn.
  • Achieve water conservation in the production of irrigated and dryland corn.
  • Irrigated and dryland corn growers can reduce energy usage and thereby reduce production costs. Learn how!
  • Find out how you can maintain and, in some cases, increase yield and thereby enhance profitability.

Nebraska corn growers are constantly challenged to grow corn responsibly using proven best-management practices. Surface and groundwater irrigation management is on the top of the list. The IRRIGATION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION FIELD DAY is brought to you by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association in partnership with University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. This special training session will provide you with valuable information on irrigation management that will help you save water and money.

Topics & Presenters Include:
Agricultural Water Management
  • Measurement of soil water status for irrigation management
  • Quantification of reference and actual crop evapotranspiration for irrigation management
  • Crop development stages
  • Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network Suat Irmak, UNL Extension Water Resources Engineer, and Gary Zoubek, UNL Extension Educator

 

Corn Production with High Irrigation Costs and Limited Water
  • Corn yield response to different levels of orrigation
  • Effect of crop residue on evapotranspiration
  • End of season irrigation decision process Steve Melvin, UNL Extension Irrigation Educator and Simon van Donk, UNL Irrigation/Water Resources Specialist, West Central Research & Extension Center

 

Pumping Plant Performance Criteria
  • How to estimate pumping plant performance
  • Results of propane engine tests
  • Updated performance criteria Derrel Martin, UNL Extension Irrigation and Water Resources Specialist

 

Subsurface Drip Irrigation in Nebraska
  • See what installing a subsurface drip irrigation(SDI) system involves
  • Understand maintenance issues when your system is 12-18 inches underground
  • Learn the potential for saving water, energy and labor using SDI
  • Know how water mangement for SDI differs from center pivot or furrow irrigation
  • Diagnosis problems that can occur when using SDI Dean Yonts, UNL Extension Irrigation Engineer, Panhandle Research and Extension Center

 

Sprinkler Package Selection Above and In-Canopy Demonstration
  • Managing irrigation with limited water
  • Sprinkler efficiency
  • Furrow irrigation technology
  • Skip row cropping systems Bill Kranz, UNL Extension Irrigation Specialist, Northeast Research & Extension Center

 

Update on NRD Integrated Water Management Plans

Kent Miller, General Manager, Twin Platte NRD

 

Water Supply & Management Issues
  • Terraces and invasive species studies
  • Management tools for limited water supplies
  • Updates on Republican and Platte River water supplies
  • Future supply and management issues Derrel Martin, UNL Extension Irrigation and Water Resources Specialist

 

LIMITED REGISTRATION - REGISTER BY Wednesday, August 29!
The complimentary registration fee is provided in part through funding by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association.
To register, call 1-800-529-8030 or use the registration link on this page.
For more information, contact UNL Extension at (402)624-8000 or via e-mail at kglewen1@unl.edu.