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‘Game changing’ irrigation

Nebraska farmers combine regenerative ag, water technology

Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023

Regenerative irrigation 1.jpg — AQUA4D’s Julien Froidevaux checks the Max system.
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Nebraskans are used to water shortage, having lived through drought crises in the 1890s, 1930s, 1950s and more. Farmers here are also accustomed to doing more with less – the state’s Natural Resources Districts were among the first in the country to set annual water allocations in the 1970s.

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Regenerative irrigation 2.jpg — NDVI imaging shows difference in the vigor of the AQUA4D field. This image shows the situation prior to AQUA4D in 2019.
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Regenerative irrigation 3.jpg — NDVI imaging shows difference in the vigor of the AQUA4D field. This image shows the field in August 2023.
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Regenerative irrigation 4.jpg — AQUA4D’s Hugo Gaignebet, during a visit in 2022, shows a plant from the AQUA4D field, left, and one from the control. It can be clearly seen that the root system is better developed, with more hairy rootlets.
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