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Scientist establishes concept for soil health management

Monday, June 22, 2020

Soil health advocates say interest is growing in nurturing the vital natural resource, but there’s no standard way to measure soil health or predict its potential for improvement.Now, a soil scientist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is proposing a concept —&...

USDA FUNDING AVAILABLE TO HELP CONTROL SOIL EROSION ON CROPLAND

Monday, June 15, 2020

Natural Resources Conservation Service accepting funding applications through July 13. LINCOLN, June 15, 2020 – Farmers know when they lose soil, they lose profits. Preventing soil erosion is good for the environment and for producers’ bottom line. The USD...

Cost-Share Grant Money Allocated For Soil Moisture Probes, No Longer Accepting Applications

Friday, June 5, 2020

The Upper Republican NRD is no longer accepting applications for cost share on soil moisture probes. All $86,000 we received in a grant from the state’s Water Sustainability Fund for the probes used in 2019 and 2020 has been obligated for approximately 215 probes use...

NDA Order Eases Restrictions on Pesticide Applicator License Holders

Monday, April 13, 2020

LINCOLN – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman has issued an order easing restrictions on pesticide applicators whose licenses are up for renewal. The order temporarily postpones certain training requirement...

Well Permit, Variance Applications Now Available Online

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Applications for groundwater well permits and variance applications are now available online at https://urnrd.gworks.com/. You are urged to use the online application process while the NRD office is closed to unscheduled visits from the public due to the Coronavirus out...

State Grant, NRD to Provide Cost Share For Soil Moisture Probes

Monday, February 3, 2020

IMPERIAL, Neb. – Cost-share funds that pay for one-half of the cost of soil moisture probes are available from the Upper Republican NRD.The NRD is accepting applications from ag producers/landowners in Chase, Dundy and Perkins Counties to get reimbursed for one-half the co...

2020 Tree Sales

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Don't forget to place your tree orders! Follow this link to view what trees we have available and to find the order form.

Wind farm company to visit with NCORPE

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

By TODD VON KAMPEN todd.vonkampen@nptelegraph.comNov 2, 2019Board members of NCORPE, the water augmentation project in southwest Lincoln County, have invited the developer of four northeast Nebraska wind farms to make a public presentation Monday in Curtis.A representative o...

NCORPE chairman: Retaining ownership of land is prudent

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

By TERRY MARTIN Chairman, NCORPE Board of Directors - Oct 23, 2019The NCORPE Board of Directors would like to clarify some issues relative to taxes and land ownership in Lincoln County. Since 2012, NCORPE (the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement project)...

Rock Creek Augmentation Project Water Levels, Usage Trend Positive

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

For the 2015-2019 Republican River Compact compliance period, there is approximately a 16,000 acre foot positive balance. Over the last several years, Nebraska has exceeded its Compact allocation by approximately 9,300 acre feet but Kansas has not requested that water...