May 22, 2006 'Surviving the Drought' Workshops Scheduled June 5-6 LINCOLN, Neb. — Workshops in North Platte and Chadron next month will give agricultural producers an opportunity to share how they've learned to contend with several years of drought. MoreMay 10, 2006 UNL Extension Seeks NeRAIN Volunteers LINCOLN, Neb. — Several hundred weather watchers are needed in Nebraska to help monitor daily precipitation trends as a part of the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network, or NeRAIN. MoreMay 5, 2006 Be Prepared for Grasshopper Infestations in Rangeland This Spring, Summer LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraskans again need to be prepared for potentially large grasshopper populations this spring and summer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln entomologists say. MoreMarch 30, 2006 Third Annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference at Nebraska City's Lied Lodge in May LINCOLN, Neb. — Management strategies for increasingly besieged Great Plains water resources are the subject of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's third annual water law, policy and science conference. MoreFebruary 3, 2006 Energy Cost and Irrigation Water Supply Focus of Irrigation Optimization Workshops LINCOLN, Neb. — Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension meetings will help producers deal with high energy costs and limited irrigation water supplies. MoreJanuary 31, 2006 High Plains Experiencing Warmest Period on Record LINCOLN, Neb. — Six High Plains states are reporting the warmest early winter on record, according to climatologists at the High Plains Regional Climate Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. MoreJanuary 30, 2006 Drier than Normal Trends Forecast, but Snowpack is above Average LINCOLN, Neb. — Long-term forecasts call for drier than normal conditions across the Great Plains February-April, but above normal snowpack in the central and northern Rocky Mountains should lead to increased stream flow rates during spring melts and help replenish rivers, lakes and streams within the Platte River watershed, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln state climatologist said. MoreJanuary 12, 2006 UNL Spring Water and Natural Resources Lectures Start Jan. 18 LINCOLN, Neb. — Local, national and international experts will address a range of water and environmental issues in a series of 13 free public lectures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, beginning Jan. 18. MoreJanuary 6, 2006 Irrigation Management Meetings Will Highlight Strategies for High Fuel Costs LINCOLN, Neb. — A series of University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension meetings will help producers deal with high irrigation fuel costs. MoreDecember 21, 2005 UNL Monitoring Program Records Persistent Groundwater Declines LINCOLN, Neb. — Five years of drought have steadily diminished the state's groundwater resources, according to monitoring by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers. More |
