402 West State Farm Road
North Platte, Nebraska 69101-7751 United States
Phone: 308-696-6740
Fax: 308-696-6780

Since 1904, the West Central Research and Extension Center at North Platte has addressed problems and concerns specific to the counties of west-central Nebraska. Specialists at this center work in thirteen disciplines including agricultural economics, beef nutrition, beef reproduction, entomology, Field crops, Forestry, horticulture, hydrogeology, irrigation and water resources, range and forage management, soil science, tourism, and weed ecology. Extension programs then extend this area-specific research to the people who need it in order to keep up with changes in rural Nebraska. Programs and facilities such as the Great Plains Conference on Improving Crop Water Productivity, Nebraska Ranch Practicum, Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory, and West Central Water Resources Field Laboratory provide resources both for research and teaching.

For more resources on the West Central Research and Extension Center, see http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/wcrec/.

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2008

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Effect of irrigation amounts applied with subsurface drip irrigation on corn evapotranspiration, yield, water use efficiency, and dry matter production in a semiarid climate, Jose O. Payero, David D. Tarkalson, Suat Irmak, Don Davison, and James L. Petersen

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Decomposition of Bt and Non-Bt Corn Hybrid Residues in the Field, David D. Tarkalson, Stephen D. Kachman, Johannes M. H. Knops, Janice E. Thies, and Charles S. Wortmann

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Comparison of Nitrogen Fertilization Methods and Rates for Subsurface Drip Irrigated Corn in the Semi-Arid Great Plains, D. D. Tarkalson and J. O. Payero

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Using Temporally Limited Wind Data In The Wind Erosion Prediction System, Simon van Donk, Chaoying Liao, and Edward L. Skidmore

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Effect of Crop Residue on Soil Water Content and Yield of Sprinkler-irrigated Corn, Simon van Donk, Derrel Martin, Suat Irmak, Steven Melvin, and James Petersen

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Crop Residue In North Dakota: Measured And Simulated By The Wind Erosion Prediction System, Simon van Donk, S. D. Merrill, D. L. Tanaka, and J. M. Krupinsky

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Native Perennial Grasses in Highway Medians: Pre- and Postplant Techniques for Establishment in a Mediterranean Climate, Stephen L. Young and Victor P. Claassen

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Release of Roadside Native Perennial Grasses following Removal of Yellow Starthistle, Stephen L. Young and Victor P. Claassen

2007

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CASE STUDY: Dried Distillers Grains as Creep Feed for Yearling Beef Cattle Grazing Sandhill Range, R. N. Funston, D. C. Adams, and M. C. Stockton

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One-Time Tillage of No-Till: Effects on Nutrients, Mycorrhizae, and Phosphorus Uptake, J. P. Garcia, Charles S. Wortmann, Martha Mamo, Rhae A. Drijber, and David D. Tarkalson

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Penstemon: A Summary of Interspecific Crosses, Dale T. Lindgren and Daniel Schaaf

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Native roadside perennial grasses persist a decade after planting in the Sacramento Valley, Ryan E. O'Dell, Stephen L. Young, and Victor P. Claassen

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Phosphorus Losses in Runoff after Application of Litter from Broilers Fed High-Available Phosphorus Corn Feed, David D. Tarkalson and Robert L. Mikkelsen

2006

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Yield Response of Corn to Deficit Irrigation in a Semiarid Climate, José O. Payero, Steven R. Melvin, Suat Irmak, and David D. Tarkalson

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Use Of Time Domain Reflectometry For Continuous Monitoring Of Nitrate-Nitrogen In Soil And Water, J. O. Payero, David D. Tarkalson, and Suat Irmak

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Long-Term Effects of Tillage on Soil Chemical Properties and Grain Yields of a Dryland Winter Wheat–Sorghum/Corn–Fallow Rotation in the Great Plains, David D. Tarkalson, Gary W. Hergert, and Kenneth G. Cassman

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Acidification of soil in a dry land winter wheat-sorghum/corn-fallow rotation in the semiarid U.S. Great Plains, David D. Tarkalson, Jose O. Payero, Gary W. Hergert, and Kenneth G. Cassman

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Nitrate Accumulation and Movement Under Deficit Irrigation in Soil Receiving Cattle Manure and Commercial Fertilizer, D. D. Tarkalson, J. O. Payero, S. M. Ensley, and Charles A. Shapiro

2005

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Survival and Growth of Wildflowers with Buffalo Grass or Blue Grama Grass, Dale T. Lindgren and Daniel Schaaf

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Comparison Of The Weibull Model With Measured Wind Speed Distributions For Stochastic Wind Generation, Simon van Donk, Larry E. Wagner, Edward L. Skidmore, and John Tatarko

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Manure Use Planning: An Evaluation of a Producer Training Program, Charles S. Wortmann, Richard K. Koelsch, Charles A. Shapiro, Richard L. Deloughery, and David D. Tarkalson

2004

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Evaluation of Three Estrous Synchronization Protocols in Beef Heifers1, R. N. Funston, R. J. Lipsey, T. W. Geary, and R. P. Ansotegui

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Influence of Seed Stratification and See Age on Emergence of Penstemon, Dale T. Lindgren and Daniel Schaaf

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Lithospermum incisum 'Pawnee' Germplasm, Dale T. Lindgren and Daniel Schaaf

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Soil Temperature Under A Dormant Bermudagrass Mulch: Simulation And Measurement, Simon van Donk, Ernest W. Tollner, Jean Steiner, and Steven Evett

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Natural Product Herbicides for Control of Annual Vegetation Along Roadsides, Stephen L. Young

2003

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Dalea purpurea 'Stephanie', Dale T. Lindgren and Daniel Schaaf

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Dalea villosa ‘Sandhills Satin, Dale T. Lindgren, Daniel Schaaf, and James H. Locklear

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Expression of Susceptibility to Fusarium Head Blight and Grain Mold in A1 and A2 Cytoplasms of Sorghum bicolor, James P. Stack and Jeffrey F. Pedersen

2001

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Review: Factors Affecting Decisions on When to Calve Beef Females, L. R. Sprott, Pas G.E. Selk, and D. C. Adams

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A Field test of the Wind Erosion Prediction System, Simon van Donk and Edward L. Skidmore

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Development Of Hot/Cold Plate Apparatus For Determining Heat Transport Mechanisms In Mulch Materials, Simon van Donk, Ernest W. Tollner, and Stephen P. McDonald

2000

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‘Butterbowl’ Squash, A Novel, Flatshouldered Globe Butternut, Dermot P. Coyne, James M. Reiser, Durward Smith, Aly Ibrahim, Lisa Sutton, and Dale T. Lindgren

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Extending Interval from Seventeen to Nineteen Days in the Melengestrol Acetate - Prostaglandin Estrous Synchronization Program for Heifers, G. H. Deutscher

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Apparent Thermal Conductivity of Mulch Materials Exposed to Forced Convection, Simon van Donk and Ernest W. Tollner

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Measurement And Modeling Of Heat Transfer Mechanisms In Mulch Materials, Simon van Donk and Ernest W. Tollner

1999

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‘Prairie Palette’ Penstemon, Dale T. Lindgren and Daniel M. Schaaf

1998

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Mycorrhizal Colonization and Nutrition of Wheat and Sweet Corn Grown in Manure-Treated and Untreated Topsoil and Subsoil, David D. Tarkalson, Von D. Jolley, Charles W. Robbins, and Richard E. Terry

1996

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‘Prairie Pink’ Dianthus, Dale T. Lindgren and Roger Uhlinger

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‘Prairie Petite’ Lilac, Dale T. Lindgren, Glenn Viehmeyer, and Roger Uhlinger

1993

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‘Prairie Splendor’ Penstemon, Dale T. Lindgren

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The Need to Register New Cultivar Names: Penstemon, a Case Study, Dale T. Lindgren

1992

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Variation in Ornamental Traits of Dalea purpurea Vent. (Purple Prairie Clover), Dale T. Lindgren

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Multiplication of Four Penstemon Species in Vitro, Dale T. Lindgren and Brent McCown

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Leaf Chlorosis and Seed Yield of Dry Beans Grown on High-pH Calcareous Soil following Foliar Iron Sprays, H.Z. Zaiter, Dermot P. Coyne, R.B. Clark, Dale T. Lindgren, P.T. Nordquist, Walter W. Stroup, and L.A. Pavlish

1990

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Influence of Planting Depth and Interval to Initial Harvest on Yield and Plant Response of Asparagus, Dale T. Lindgren

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‘Prairie Snow’ Penstemon, Dale T. Lindgren

1986

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SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF SELECTED PATHOGENS IN WHITE-TAILED AND MULE DEER IN WESTERN NEBRASKA, Jerre L. Johnson, T. Lynwood Barber, Merwin L. Frey, and George Nason

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SEROSURVEY FOR SELECTED PATHOGENS IN HUNTER-KILLED PRONGHORNS IN WESTERN NEBRASKA, Jerre L. Johnson, T. Lynwood Barber, Merwin L. Frey, and George Nason

1983

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Cerebral Abscess and Cephenemyia phobifer in a Mule Deer in Central Nebraska, Jerre L. Johnson, John B. Campbell, Alan R. Doster, George Nason, and R. J. Cagne