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NDA Order Eases Restrictions on Pesticide Applicator License Holders

Monday, April 13, 2020

LINCOLN – Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Steve Wellman has issued an order easing restrictions on pesticide applicators whose licenses are up for renewal. The order temporarily postpones certain training requirement...

Well Permit, Variance Applications Now Available Online

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Applications for groundwater well permits and variance applications are now available online at https://urnrd.gworks.com/. You are urged to use the online application process while the NRD office is closed to unscheduled visits from the public due to the Coronavirus out...

State Grant, NRD to Provide Cost Share For Soil Moisture Probes

Monday, February 3, 2020

IMPERIAL, Neb. – Cost-share funds that pay for one-half of the cost of soil moisture probes are available from the Upper Republican NRD.The NRD is accepting applications from ag producers/landowners in Chase, Dundy and Perkins Counties to get reimbursed for one-half the co...

2020 Tree Sales

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Don't forget to place your tree orders! Follow this link to view what trees we have available and to find the order form.

Wind farm company to visit with NCORPE

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

By TODD VON KAMPEN todd.vonkampen@nptelegraph.comNov 2, 2019Board members of NCORPE, the water augmentation project in southwest Lincoln County, have invited the developer of four northeast Nebraska wind farms to make a public presentation Monday in Curtis.A representative o...

NCORPE chairman: Retaining ownership of land is prudent

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

By TERRY MARTIN Chairman, NCORPE Board of Directors - Oct 23, 2019The NCORPE Board of Directors would like to clarify some issues relative to taxes and land ownership in Lincoln County. Since 2012, NCORPE (the Nebraska Cooperative Republican Platte Enhancement project)...

Rock Creek Augmentation Project Water Levels, Usage Trend Positive

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

For the 2015-2019 Republican River Compact compliance period, there is approximately a 16,000 acre foot positive balance. Over the last several years, Nebraska has exceeded its Compact allocation by approximately 9,300 acre feet but Kansas has not requested that water...

NCORPE: Board has Fiduciary Responsibility to Irrigators

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

The NCORPE Board of Directors would like to clarify some issues relative to taxes and land ownership in Lincoln County. Since 2012, NCORPE has paid approximately $1.8 million in taxes and in-lieu of taxes. The amount NCORPE has paid is the same amount Lincoln County would ha...

UNL and URNRD Crop Water-Usage Project Underway

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

New water-usage tools for irrigators in the Upper Republican NRD will be improved under a joint project with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.The URNRD and UNL have erected an Eddy Covariance (EC) System in Perkins County. The EC tower measures the movement and speed of ed...

Adventure Camp About the Environment (ACE) Scholarship Application

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

The Upper Republican NRD is offering a total of 6 scholarships to 6th, 7th and 8th graders interested in attending ACE Camp on June 16-19 in Halsey, Neb. The scholarships are for $108 apiece, cutting the cost of the camp from $215 to $107 for each child awarded one. Complete...