Yonts Water Conference to be livestreamed
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The lack of moisture this year in the North Platte Basin area is creating a critical situation for western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. Nebraska Extension is partnering with KNEB to livestream this year’s Yonts Water Conference on Wednesday, April 8, to keep landowners, producers, businesses and the public informed about the situation.
The conference will begin at 8:45 a.m. at the Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center. The KNEB livestream will begin at 9 a.m. Watch online at https://go.unl.edu/yonts or use the QR code.
Topics include nitrogen levels in the North Platte River by Anni Poetzl, Nebraska Extension Water Quality educator, and an update from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Wyoming Area office representatives on the snowpack/runoff and irrigation water estimates for the North Platte River basin. An update on the progress on the Tunnel No. 2 replacement, and Don Day will provide the weather outlook for the 2026 spring/summer season.
Registration is not required but appreciated. Call (308) 632-1230.
The agenda is as follows:
- 8:45 – 9 a.m. – Registration – Coffee and Rolls
- 9 – 9:15 a.m. – NET Pilot Soil Sampling / Best Management Practices – North Platte Natural Resources District
- 9:15 – 9:40 a.m. – ACREE App & PHREEC Irrigation & Digital Ag Lab Research Update – Dr. Xin Qiao, Biological Systems Engineering
- 9:40 – 10:10 a.m. – Managing Nitrogen Applications in the North Platte NRD – Crystal Powers, Nebraska Extension Statewide Educator
- 10:10 – 10:40 a.m. – 2026 Spring Snowpack & Runoff Water Update – U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Personnel
- 10:40 – 11:10 a.m. – Goshen / Gering – Fort Laramie Irrigation District’s Tunnel Replacement Update – HDR Engineering, Cory Freeman; Kevin Strecker, General Manager; Goshen Irrigation District Scott Hort, General Manager, Gering – Fort Laramie Irrigation District
- 11:10 – 11:40 a.m. – 2026 Spring / Summer Weather Outlook – Don Day, DayWeather Podcast
- 11:40 to Noon – USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) will answer questions
