A number of proposed changes to the URNRD Rules and Regulations will be considered during a public hearing at 9 a.m. on March 17 during the URNRD Board of Directors regular board meeting. The meeting will be held at the URNRD office, 511 E. 5th Street, in Imperial. For a summary of the proposed changes and the proposed rules in draft form, click on the "Meeting Information" tab at the bottom of the home page.

URNRD technicians are wrapping up the installation of approximately 450 automated meter systems in Perkins County. The automation will soon allow irrigators to view their recent usage and remaining allocation, adjusted for their most recent usage down to the last hour, among other data. This is the final round of installations and will complete meter conversions district-wide. All project costs are being paid for by state and federal grants.

Corn farmers have until May 15 to apply for a program that pays $15 per acre if they meet nitrogen-use efficiency standards. The Nitrogen Use Efficiency Program measures how effectively a crop converts available and applied nitrogen into harvested grain yield and is funded by the Nebraska Corn Board. Approximately $49,000 is available to farmers in the Upper Republican NRD; for an application and guidelines, see the news story under "NRD News and Events" on this web page.