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Email: Lnnrd@lnnrd.org
Call: 402-775-2343
Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District

Protecting Lives. Protecting Property. Protecting the Future

  • Home
  • About
    • Projects
    • Maps
    • Lower Niobrara NRD Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Factsheets
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • IMP (Integrated Management Plan) and Rules & Regulations
    • Irrigated Acre Certification
    • Static Water and Nitrogen Level Report
    • Bazile Groundwater Management Area
  • Programs
    • Nitrogen Technology Program
    • Nitrogen Use Efficiency Page:
    • Chemigation
    • Cost Share
    • Phase II Reporting
    • Livestock Manure Management
    • Nitrogen Management
    • Trees
    • Ultrasonic Flowmeter
    • Water Quality
    • Water Testing
    • Well Abandonment
    • Well Permit
  • Forms
  • Agenda & Minutes
  • Information and Education
    • Student Activities
  • Links
  • LNNRD Press Releases
  • Funding & Budget
  • Employment
  • West Knox Rural Water
  • WKRW Payment Portal

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Phase 2 Reporting

ATTENTION: All 2025 Crop Reporting must be done through Producer Connect.

Up Coming Events

  • Nitrogen Use Efficiency Program Dead Line May 15, 2026
  • Lower Niobrara NRD regular Board Meeting will be Monday May 4, 2026 at 7:00pm at the Butte Community Center.

Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Program:

The Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District (LNNRD) is partnering with the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment (DWEE) and the Nebraska Corn Board to deliver the Nebraska Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Program. This program encourages corn producers to improve nitrogen use efficiency, with incentives available for those achieving a NUE of 1.0 or less for the 2026 crop. Improving NUE supports both economic returns and long-term water quality across our district.

  • NUE Guidance Document
  • NUE Application
  • NUE Online Application
  • UNL Nitrogen Management Resources

Nitrogen Technology (N-Tech) Program

The Lower Niobrara NRD is offering the N-Tech Program to help producers adopt sensor- and model-based tools for more precise, in-season nitrogen management. This program is designed to reduce risk, improve efficiency, and support better water quality outcomes.

Producers can also apply for the Nebraska Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) Program alongside N-Tech.
Call the LNNRD office to learn more or get signed up.

Lower Niobrara Cost Share Programs


The Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District provides cost-share funding for soil, water, and other conservation practices.

  • Reverse Osmosis System
  • Domestic Well
  • Rural Water System Hookup
  • Soil Sampling
  • Well Abandonment
  • Livestock Manure Analysis

Water Use Reduction Cost- Share


Producer are eligible for 75% or up to $1,500 per field for the following approved practices

  • Flow Meters
  • Telemetry
  • Soil Moisture Probes
  • Other Irrigation Technologies
  • Guidance Documents
  • Water Use Reduction Cost-Share Applications

Agenda & Minutes

  • May 4, 2026
  • April 6, 2026
  • March 2, 2026
  • April 6, 2025
  • March 2, 2026
  • February 2, 2026

Weather Station

  • Nebraska Mesonet
  • UNL Cropwatch
  • NeRain
  • Nebraska Real-Time Flood Forecasting

Static Water Levels

  • HydroVu
  • UNL Realtime Groundwater Monitoring Network

Purple Air Monitor

  • AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
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