Presentation Slides

February 5, 2026 from 9:30 - 2:30 PM

Phelps County Ag Center, 1308 2nd St, Holdrege, NE

NRCS Program Updates

Cammie Kerner, USDA-NRCS District Conservationist

Managing Nitrogen for Increased Efficiency and Reduced Environmental Impact

Richard B. Ferguson, PHD, Associate Head, Dept of Agronomy & Horticulture, UNL

2026 Season Outlook

Eric Hunt, UNL Assistant Extension Educator of Agricultural Meteorology and Climate Resilience

Keynote: Flowing Forward at DWEE

Matt Manning, Chief Water Officer, Nebraska Department of Water, Environment, and Energy

Water Resources Updates

Producer Update and Outlook LRNRD

 Nick Simonson, LRNRD

USBR Update

Craig Scott, USBR

Tri-Basin NRD Groundwater Update

Nolan Little, TBNRD

CNPPID Water Supply and Kingsley Dam Updates

Mike Drain, CNPPID

Hosts

Tri-Basin NRD

Lower Republican NRD

Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation

UNL Extension Phelps & Gosper Counties

USDA-NRCS

Booth Sponsors

Central Valley Irrigation

Downey Drilling

Holdrege Irrigation

Nebraska Farm Bureau

Redox BIO-NUTRIENTS

Sargent Irrigation & Drilling

Banner Sponsors

AgWest Commodities

First State Bank of Holdrege

Hi-Line Ag - Pioneer Seed

Holdrege Soft Water

Husker Irrigation

IES Electrical

Longitude 103 - Producer Connect

Nebraskaland Ag Aviation

Phelps County Development Corporation

Titan Machinery in Holdrege

Ward Laboratories, Inc