Irrigation, Water for Winter Wheat

Since 2003, Nebraska producers have grown approximately 1.75 million acres of winter wheat per year. Of this total, approximately 12% or 209,000 acres were irrigated. Statewide irrigated wheat yields have averaged 63 bushels/acre, but yields of 120 bushels/acre are not uncommon, particularly in western Nebraska.

• Producing Irrigated Winter Wheat (*PDF, 632 KB, 7 pages) Provides production guidelines specific to growing irrigated winter wheat, from preparing the seedbed through harvest of the crop.
  • Weekly water use from planting to harvest for irrigated winter wheat. (Click on figure for a larger view.)
    

Agricultural water users can optimize water use efficiency and protect the quality of water resources by applying basic information about irrigation systems, crop water use and management practices.

• Agricultural Irrigation Resources on Water.unl.edu
  
  • Resources on Irrigation Operations & Management
  • Resources for Center Pivot Irrigation Systems
  • Resources on Furrow Irrigation
  • Resources for Subsurface Drip Irrigation Systems
  • Resources on Water Quality
  • Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network (NAWMDN)