Irrigation deliveries to end in mid-September as harvest approaches

By Gary Stone,

Nebraska Extension Water and Cropping Educator

Crops in the North Platte Valley and the Panhandle are doing well. This is good for the growers as irrigation deliveries will shut down beginning Sept. 16. According to a Pathfinder Irrigation District press release, the Interstate Canal system irrigation deliveries will terminate as water levels in the canal drop. The Supply Canal, High Line Canal, and Low Line Canal will be shut down on Sept. 18, and. irrigation deliveries will terminate as water levels drop in these canals. Growers should schedule their final irrigation according...