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Lower Big Blue NRD Water Quality Cost-Share Programs

10/31/2022
BEATRICE, Nebraska -- The Lower Big Blue NRD will provide $50 towards one soil sample to producers district wide. Producers in the districts Phase II Groundwater Management Area are eligible to receive cost share on up to three samples at $50 each. Regular soil sampling can help identify nutrient...Read more

Central Platte NRD to Host Public Information Meetings on Proposed Changes to Groundwater Management Plan

10/28/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – At Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors October meeting held Thursday, General Manager Lyndon Vogt reported that staff will meet with the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Friday, October 28th, to discuss questions and...Read more

State Land Judging Competition Challenges Youth near Gering

10/21/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – Students and instructors from 29 high schools met near Gering to compete in State Land Judging Oct. 19. The North Platte Natural Resources District (NRD) partnered with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to host the annual competition. With towering bluffs...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Approves Antelope Creek Repair Project

10/20/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors met Wednesday and accepted a project bid of $2.9 million by Strongties, LLC, for the Antelope Creek Channel Repair Project, between 40th Street and Scott Avenue. The section of streambank was damaged...Read more

Central Platte NRD Irrigation Management Cost Share Funds Deadline Nov. 18

10/20/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - Over $2 million is available for landowners to apply more efficient irrigation techniques, install conservation practices, and assist farmers with converting irrigated acres to non-irrigated farmland. Producers in the Central Platte and Twin Platte Natural Resources...Read more

Central Platte NRD Deadline for Soil Carbon Conservation Practices Nov. 18

10/13/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - Producers in the Central Platte and Upper Big Blue Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) are encouraged to enroll their acres in the Nebraska Soil Carbon Project. This project provides financial incentives to producers who utilize key conservation practices in central Nebraska...Read more

Central Platte NRD Approves Revisions to Urban Conservation Program

09/23/2022
GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska – The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) Board of Directors approved revisions to the ranking priorities for the Urban Conservation Program at their monthly meeting on Thursday. The Board will now accept applications year-round, removing the March 1st...Read more

Lower Platte North NRD Area Producers Participate in Cover Crop Demonstrations

09/20/2022
WAHOO, Nebraska – Producers across the Eastern part of Nebraska are taking part in cover crop demonstrations to improve soil health that can lead to water quality and water quantity improvements. The Highboy Cover Crop Interseeding Project (HiCCIP), received funding and assistance from Nebraska...Read more

Lower Platte South NRD Approves a Lower Tax Levy

09/19/2022
LINCOLN, Nebraska – The Lower Platte South Natural Resources District (LPSNRD) Board of Directors met Wednesday and approved a resolution officially establishing its Fiscal Year 2023. The $36.7 million budget, which was approved during the August board meeting, requires a property tax levy of $0...Read more

Water Conservation Urgently Needed as Drought Intensifies in Lower Elkhorn NRD

09/19/2022
NORFOLK, Nebraska – The impacts of the drought are becoming even more serious for the citizens of northeast Nebraska as the dry conditions continue to escalate. The attached map shows the comparison across the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District (LENRD) over the last few weeks, with most of...Read more

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