Nebraska CropWatch

128. Weather Ready Farms Series II: Aaron Young (UNL CSD)- groundwater update

In this episode, Aaron Young from UNL's Conservation and Survey Division joins the podcast to talk about the latest Nebraska Groundwater Report which was released earlier this year. We talked about the tedious work that goes into data collection and map making, the areas that saw the biggest declines between the spring of 2022 and 2023, why some areas of the state have actually seen groundwater levels rise over time, why the relationship between temperature and groundwater hasn't been well correlated in Nebraska, and how the High Plains aquifer is faring in  Nebraska overall compared to neighboring states.

130. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: May 24, 2024

129. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: May 17, 2024

127. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: May 10, 2024

126. Weather Ready Farms I: Dr. Craig Allen, SNR/CRAWL

In this episode Dr. Craig Allen, professor in the School of Natural Resources and director of the Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes (CRAWL) joins to talk about resilience in agricultural landscapes and the how the concept of panarchy can be used to better manage and adapt our landscapes to a changing environment and climate.

125. First Tuesday at Nine: Update and outlook webinar (audio-opnly)

Video can be found: https://cropwatch.unl.edu/first-tuesday-9

124. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: May 3, 2024

123. 2024 Growing season series II: VegDRI with Dr. Brian Wardlow

In this episode of the Crop Watch podcast, Dr. Brian Wardlow joins to talk about the history of VegDRI, its strengths for monitoring water stress, as well as some newer products like QuickDRI for flash drought and ForDRI to better monitor drought/water stress in forested ecosystems.