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Proceedings of the 2010 Central Plains Irrigation Conference

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THE IMPACT OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE ON A STABLE FOOD SUPPLY
Michael F. Dowgert
1
VALUE OF CROP RESIDUE FOR WATER CONSERVATION
Simon J. van Donk
12
CROP RESIDUE AND SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Tim Shaver
22
LIMITED IRRIGATION OF CONVENTIONAL AND BIOFUEL CROPS
Gary W. Hergert
28
DOES DEFICIT IRRIGATION GIVE MORE CROP PER DROP?
Tom Trout, Walter Bausch, and Gerald Buchleiter
36
REDUCING THE COST OF PUMPING IRRIGATION WATER
Derrel Martin, Bill Kranz, Tom Dorn, Steve Melvin, and Alan Corr
41
UPDATING THE NEBRASKA PUMPING PLANT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
William Kranz
51
EVALUATION OF PRESSURE REGULATORS FROM CENTER PIVOT NOZZLE PACKAGES
Danny Rogers, L. Kent Shaw, S. R. Pragada, and Mahbub Alam
58
INTEGRATED CONTROLS, DISTRIBUTED SENSORS AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS SITE-SPECIFIC SPRINKLER IRRIGATION
Robert G. Evans, James Kim and William M. Iversen
68
TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF SDI RESEARCH IN KANSAS
Freddie Lamm, Danny Rogers, Mahbub Alam, Dan O'Brien and Todd Trooien
73
HOW ECONOMIC FACTORS AFFECT THE PROFITABILITY OF CENTER PIVOT SPRINKLER AND SDI SYSTEMS
Dan O'Brien, Freddie Lamm, Dan Rogers, and Troy Dumler
97
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR IRRIGATION POWER UNITS
Loren Isom, Robert Weber, and Milford Hanna
110
ENERGY SAVINGS USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES ON CENTRIFUGAL PUMPING APPLICATIONS
Ryan Robinson and Dan Bodenhamer
113
PRECISION WATER MANAGEMENT
Terry Schiltz
115
THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN MECHANIZED IRRIGATION
Ken Goodall
117
PIVOT CONTROL TOOLS PROVIDING EFFICIENCY TO PRESERVE, CONSERVE AND PROTECT
Brad Dunbar and Reece Andrews
119