Proceedings of the 2016 Central Plains Irrigation Conference

cpiaFebruary, 23-24, 2016, Kearney, Nebraska

REVIEW OF THE NEBRASKA WATER SUSTAINABILITY FUND

Kent Zimmerman

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ENERGY CONSERVATION USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES FOR CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN NEBRASKA

Dilshad Brar, William Kranz, Derrel Martin, and Suat Irmak

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PERFORMANCE OF CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

Danny Rogers

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LONGEVITY: AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN SDI SUCCESS

Freddie Lamm, Danny Rogers, Isaya Kisekka, and Jonathan Aguilar

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USING THE K-STATE CENTER PIVOT SPRINKLER AND SDI ECONOMIC COMPARISON SPREADSHEET - 2016

Freddie Lamm, Dan O’Brien, and Danny Rogers

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CENTER PIVOT TRACK MANAGEMENT OPTIONS

Steve Melvin

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NEW SPRINKLER OPTIONS (NELSON)

Gene Ross

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SOIL WATER SENSORS FOR EVALUATING CROP WATER STATUS

Robert Schwartz and Steve Evett

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IMPACTS OF RESIDUE MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATED PRODUCTION

Joel Schneekloth, David Nielsen and Francisco Calderon

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PERSPECTIVES ON VRI PRESCRIPTION MAP DEVELOPMENT WITH SATELLITE IMAGERY

Burdette Barker, Derek Heeren, and Christopher Neale

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SPATIAL MAPPING OF ROOT ZONE WATER HOLDING CAPACITY FOR SITE-SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT

Tsz Him Lo, Derek Heeren, and Joe Luck

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