From planting conversation trees and grass, to assisting farmers with crop water use and more, the LLNRD is a valuable resource for a wide variety of topics. If you have questions or need further assistance, our staff is here to help.
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ACE Camp Registration Link
Follow this link to the Kamp Kaleo site to register your child for ACE Camp!
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District NRCS Offices
To find your local NRCS please click here to use the NRCS finder tool.
LLNRD NRCS Offices:
Ord NRCS- 308-728-3244
Albion NRCS- 402-395-2621
Columbus NRCS- 402-564-0506
Broken Bow NRCS- 308-872-6877
Burwell NRCS- 308-346-4399
Spalding NRCS- 308-497-2471
St. Paul NRCS- 308-754-4424
Fullerton NRCS- 308-536-2456
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Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act (NiRIA)
LB 1368 (2024) established the Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act (NiRIA), Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 2-411 to 2-417, a state program to provide incentives to producers for reducing the use of commercial fertilizers. The requirements of NiRIA are that producers verify a reduction in nitrogen fertilizer application rates as the lesser of 40 pounds per acre or 15% of their baseline application rate. Funding and partnership for the 2026 NiRIA program is provided by the Nebraska Corn Board.
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Nitrogen Credit Calculator
Nitrate-Nitrogen is the most common pollutant found in groundwater across Nebraska and is also the most unregulated contaminant applied on land surfaces today. Nitrates in groundwater are readily usable by crops, specifically corn, and should be credited towards a fertilizer program to utilize the available resource, save money, and reduce future nitrate contamination going forward.
An additional benefit of using nitrates from groundwater applied as irrigation generally occurs only in-season, if over irrigation isn’t a factor, the effective root zone (~24”) will readily capture and utilize the nitrates as it transpires moisture through the plant. Timing of irrigation applications generally coincides with rapid uptake and growth by the crop. Irrigation and precipitation can both leach nitrates to the groundwater, so careful application of both fertilizer and irrigation are a must.
This calculator can be used to estimate the nitrogen available to your crop through your irrigation water by utilizing the UNL irrigation credit formula of, (ppm)x(.227)x(inches of water)= pounds of nitrogen per acre. By entering your Nitrate PPM, your expected irrigation in acre/inches, and your cost per pound of nitrogen, you can calculate the pounds per acre you could credit from your water and how much money that could save you in your yearly nitrogen application. Try it out!
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