House Agriculture Panel Approves Two Measures On Pesticides

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes  "Two measures regarding the regulation of pesticides were approved Feb. 16 by the House Agriculture Committee."

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Area Expanded For Limited Irrigation Yield By Written Agreements

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes "This week U.S. Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency Topeka Regional Office expanded the area for producers looking to request a limited irrigation yield by written agreement."

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TransCanada Submits Nebraska Application For Keystone XL

(COLUMBUS TELEGRAM)  Columbus Telegram quotes "LINCOLN — The company seeking to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has filed an application to get state approval for its Nebraska route."

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NRD Balks At Paying $131K N-CORPE Bill

(MCCOOK GAZETTE)  McCook Gazette quotes "McCOOK, Neb. -- The Middle Republican Natural Resources District board of directors voted 11-2 Tuesday afternoon not to pay a $131,500 bill submitted to it by N-CORPE."

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Landowners To Appeal NRD Irrigation Ban

(HASTINGS TRIBUNE)  Hastings Tribune quotes "A Furnas County district judge will be asked to rule on the propriety of permanently banning irrigation on more than 1,100 acres of farmland as punishment for a now-deceased farmer’s decision to tamper with flowmeters attached to his wells."

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LBNRD Extends Deadline For Certifying Irrigated Acres

(HASTINGS TRIBUNE)  Hastings Tribune quotes "DAVENPORT — Still bogged down in the process of certifying irrigated acres across its jurisdiction, the Little Blue Natural Resources District is giving itself another 21 months to complete the task."

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TRI-Basin NRD To Explore Options For Electronic Reporting; Meter Reading

(KRVN 880 RURAL RADIO)  KRVN 880 Rural Radio quotes "Staff and directors of Tri-Basin Natural Resources District (TBNRD) will explore options to enable producers in the district to submit annual water use reports and nitrogen management reports electronically. At their February board meeting, TBNRD directors discussed a system for submitting annual reporting by email. Some directors, however, expressed a desire to explore options for data to be submitted completely electronically."

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