The planned program topics will include:
• Performance of center pivots
• Soil water management
• Matching sprinklers to soils
• Sprinkler package selection
• Minimizing pumping costs
• Estimating crop water use
• Water balance, consumptive use/limited irrigation
• Center pivot technology and variable rate irrigation
• Center pivot management
The meetings will close with keynote speakers at 2:20 p.m.
Feb. 6th – Chandler Mazour, Monsanto Learning Center Manager, Gothenburg Water Utilization Learning Center
Feb. 8th – Ronnie Green, NU Vice President and IANR Harlan Vice Chancellor, Lincoln
These two short courses are sponsored by the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension, Reinke, Valley, T-L Irrigation, Lindsay, and the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund.
No cost to attend, however participants are asked to register so that adequate materials and meals will be available.
For the Feb. 6th Gothenburg meeting call (308) 995-4222 or email cburr1@unl.edu.
For the Feb. 8th York meeting call (402) 362-5508 or email gzoubek1@unl.edu.
Additional information can be found at http://water.unl.edu/web/cropswater/home. FG
—University of Nebraska – Lincoln news release
