Irrigation and water management information is housed on the Nebraska Extension websiteWater.unl.eduin theAgricultural Productionsection. Sub-sections include:
- Crops:Managing Water for Crop Production
- Irrigation:Agricultural Irrigation
- Manure:Livestock Manure Management
- Drought:Managing in Times of Drought
Also see theAgricultural Water Management Guide, a Nebraska Extension publication on irrigation management — both why it is used and more importantly, strategies to improve irrigation efficiency. Also included are definitions of basic irrigation terminology and a brief history of irrigation. This publication is targeted to farmers, crop consultants, agriculture educators, science instructors, students, and anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of irrigation management.
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