Browsing Irrigation Management by Date "1998-02"
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Access and use of ET data on the Internet
The High Plains Climate Center (HPCC) was established in 1987 and is one of six centers providing coverage of the continental U.S. HPCC is located at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. HPCC's mission is to carry out ... -
Computing field losses for furrow irrigation
The goal of every irrigator should be to apply the right amount of water as uniformly as possible to meet the crop needs. To do the job right, irrigators need to take into account how much water is applied during irrigation ... -
Economic comparison of SDI and center pivots for various field sizes
Subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) systems are feasible for some field crops and field arrangements using current levels of technology. Sprinkler irrigation systems have an economic advantage over SDI systems for the typical ... -
Economics of conversion from flood to pivot
A number of factors generate producer interest in changing or modifying their irrigation systems. In addition to continual pressure to reduce costs, producers are increasingly facing concerns to reduce water use and the ... -
In-canopy sprinkler application for corn: what works and what doesn't
In-canopy sprinkler application in fully developed corn after tasseling is affected by nozzle spacing, nozzle height, row orientation with respect to center pivot travel, and nozzle type. Incorrect combinations can lead ... -
Moving precision agriculture to a new dimension: the ARS/CSU precision farming project at Wiggins, Colorado
As more producers become aware of precision farming technology they are asking how it can improve productivity and profitability. There is a vast array of claims, beliefs, and testimony, yet little quantitative data to ... -
KSU research for corn production using SDI
Studies were initiated in 1989 at Kansas State University (KSU) to develop the methodology for successful application of subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) for com production on the deep silt loam soils of western Kansas. ... -
Summary: cooperative agreement: basinwide recovery program for endangered species in the Central Platte River Basin
Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and the United States Department of the Interior have developed a proposed basinwide recovery program for endangered species in the Central Platte River Basin. The program's primary purpose would ...
