Agriculture’s future in Nebraska and globally will depend in great part on efficient water use. A research paper by University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientists points to an innovative irrigation approach that offers promise to decrease water use while increasing producer profitability.
Husker researchers develop tool to make irrigation more efficient
Trenton Franz and his cosmic ray detector in the back of a pickup truck. He uses the detector to measure the moisture content of crop fields. With his is graduate students William Avery and Catherine Finkenbiner.





