Crops are off to a good start
June 3, 2009

Good weather has allowed farmers in Nebraska to get a very good start to the year, with both corn and soybean planting well ahead of the normal schedule. The agricultural situation bears heavily upon the water environment in our region, particularly west of the Missouri River. The vast preponderance of all water use in Nebraska is for agricultural irrigation -- a relationship that is mirrored on a global scale as well -- though the difference between irrigation demand in Iowa and irrigation demand in Nebraska is stark: In 2000, Iowa used 21.5 million gallons of water per day to irrigate 84,500 acres; Nebraska used 8.79 billion gallons of water per day to irrigate 4.11 million acres. The states share the same latitude, but differences in weather patterns and soil quality make an enormous difference. We serve the agricultural water industry with products ranging from water-quality monitors to canal gates to portable pumps.

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last revised June 2009