Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute

The pivot with KZ valves waters a plot at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)
Ag News, Central Region, Drought, Nebraska, Water, Weather

Water for Food Global Conerence set for April 28 to May 2

Registration deadline is nearing for the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference, which April 28 to May 2, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Read More

Pivot irrigation system over a field in Caddo County near Hydro Oklahoma
Nebraska, Water, Weather

Registration now open for the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference

A motorcycle, adapted to function as a water pump, draws from a stream to irrigate crops—an innovative approach to irrigation as a service in Mbale, Uganda. (Photo credit to David Munyaneza, DWFI)
Nebraska, Water, Weather

Daugherty receives $3.5 million grant to help small-scale farmers



An irrigation pivot watering a field of turnips. (Photo: iStock - Songbird839)

Daugherty hits 15-year milestone

Now is the perfect time to research water-saving methods for your garden that can be applied all year long. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

A new look at an old aquifer debate 

A center-pivot irrigation system waters a cornfield near Adams, Nebraska, south of Lincoln. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)

Husker study find aquifer depletion threatens crop yields

Silo in a field in daylight. (Journal photo by Jennifer Theurer.)

Revising estimates of crops’ water loss could help conserve groundwater

Soybean field (Photo courtesy of United Soybean Board)

DWFI lands $19 million grant to advance global food security