Center Pivot Irrigation Management short course set for Feb. 9

Center Pivot Irrigation Management short courses are planned for Scottsbluff and three other Nebraska sites in February to help producers enhance the value of water through advanced irrigation management practices.

The Scottsbluff course is Feb. 9 at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Avenue I, Scottsbluff. There is no cost to attend, however participants are asked to register so that adequate materials and meals will be available. To register call (308)-632-1276 or email [email protected]

Other short courses have been planned for Feb. 6 at the Lifelong Learning Center in Norfolk, Feb. 10 at the Ag Center on the Phelps County Fairgrounds in Holdrege, and Feb. 11 at the 4-H Building on the Merrick County Fairgrounds in Central City.

Registration begins at 9 a.m., with the program beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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; and center pivot management.

These four short courses are sponsored by the University of Nebraska Lincoln Extension, Reinke, Valley, T-L Irrigation, Lindsay, and the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund.

Additional information can be found at: http://water.unl.edu/web/cropswater/home.