ICYMI both lectures from this week are now online.
Uncharted Waters: Why everyone should care about the global water crisis: heuermannlectures.unl.edu/water-stewards
The Next Generation of Farm Reporting: heuermannlectures.unl.edu/next-generatio
Enjoy! #HLSeries
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Thanks for participating Tauana, and congratulations!
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It was a great pleasure to participate in the Water for Food Global Conference and receive this award! The work I presented was about the decomposition of cover crops and N release in Eastern Nebraska. Thanks @lucas_canisares and @andreabasche for all the support. #PSA #CE1
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Good morning from Day 2 of #Water4Food Global Conference, where Loic Fauchon of says βWater and food are two of the most important priorities of tomorrowβs world. We must stop ignoring that water IS food.β
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At the 2023 Conference with , Beth Ford, President and CEO of Land O'Lakes says the industry needs to reframe the water conversation.
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Principles of Integrated Water Management followed by :
1. Have clear boundaries
2. Engage stakeholders
3. Be transparent
4. Build trust
Explained Jennifer Schellpeper at the #Water4Food Global conference.
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#Water4Food explores supporting entrepreneurship for smallholder farmers in #subSaharan #Africa with
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Thanks for joining us Oscar. I look forward to continuing the conversations.
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Berth Ford, President and CEO of Land OβLakes, highlighted the limited awareness of multiple stakeholders about the fragility of our food and water systems, and called for increasing investment in Ag Research during the @waterforfood Global Conference. @CGIAR
Great to have you here Mark
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We are looking forward to hosting President Fauchon, and other partners in Lincoln, Nebraska this week.
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The @wwatercouncil is proud to participate in the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference, taking place from the 8th to the 11th of May at the Daugherty @waterforfood Global Institute.
Join us in creating better solutions for food and water security all over the world.
#Water4food
Four years of research by BSE faculty Joe Luck and Ph.D student Jackson Stansell produced game-changing breakthroughs in #fertigation efficiency. Growers reported saving up to $95 per acre without giving up yield. Read more in : go.unl.edu/aceq
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Registration closes at the end of this week. We look forward to seeing you all in Lincoln!
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In-person registration for the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference closes this Friday, April 28! Register now: ow.ly/ZAU650NQxvN
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The climate crisis is a water crisis.
But all of us can be part of the solution:
πΏTake short shower.
π¦Avoid over-watering plants.
π₯Reduce food waste.
πSwitch to renewable powered water systems.
Get more #WaterAction tips here: wrld.bg/Sikr50NkNIk
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Register now for the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference, held May 8-11 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Join us as experts and stakeholders around the world share research results, case studies and perspectives on how we can achieve global food and water security.
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DWFIβs Nick Brozovic looks forward to opportunities in farmer-centered smallholder irrigation. Great to back in Washington DC for the innovation laboratory for small scale irrigation symposium
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The 2023 Water for Food Global Conference will focus on innovative ways to improve #water and #foodsecurity by increasing #farmer resiliency to a changing landscape. Register early now, and join us for these critical, #solutions-based conversations! ow.ly/mpn750MYN4y
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An impressive event thanks to our Indonesian hosts. Congratulations! I look forward to the forum in 2024.
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The Board of governors of the world water council along with key dignitaries involved in the making of 10th World Water Forum
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Great to have this support for water from a national leader. He also stressed the need for action and focus on impact.
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During yesterday's meeting with the World Water Council in Jakarta, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (@jokowi) emphasized six topics that must be discussed in holding the 10th @WorldWaterForum in Bali in 2024, including the need for #water for humans and the environment. 
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Great contribution!
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#water #markets: what are we missing?
With @dustingarrick @mhberesford @AWutich
@ginagilson @izzyjorgensen @NickBrozovic
@RenataRimsaite @jtalbotjones @hitaunni
@wight_water and others in Environmental Research Letters @IOPenvironment
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108
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Thank you to Cabo Verde and the WASAG secretariat for organizing this forum. The setting of such a water scare country certainly focused our minds, and the hospitality was greatly appreciated.
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#Water4Food's Executive Director @PeterMcCornick and Director of Research Christopher Neale are in Cabo Verde for the 2nd #WASAG International Forum, discussing sustainable #WaterManagement in #agriculture. twitter.com/FAOLandWater/sβ¦
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Many congratulations Simeon, and to IIITA and CGIAR for Africa.
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I am excited to be appointed the 8th Director General of @IITA_CGIAR and the 1st Regional Director of the @CGIAR for Africa. @IITA_CGIAR and @CGIAR will be the driving force for food system transformation in #Africa.
Great to be participating in the UN Water Groundwater Summit at the UNESCO HQ in Paris. #MakingtheInvisibleVisible. Good to see progress AMCOW and others are making in Africa. Encouraging that many speakers are stressing the need to align with food security goals.
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Many congratulations Lisa. Very well deserved.
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Honoured to receive this award which highlights the critical role of Earth Observations in providing universally accessible information for #watersecurity #water4climate #wetlands #WaterAccounting twitter.com/CrawfordFund/sβ¦
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DWFI is collaborating with the One@CGIAR Nexus Gains Initiative and the @IWMI_ on research to enhance water productivity in several irrigation schemes in western Nepal.
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Uma Lele, President of the IAAE, & member of the international advisory panel of addresses the Borlaug International Dialogue #foodprize22. Calls for focus on opportunities in African countries to better retain their young agricultural scientists and entrepreneurs.
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Congrats to the team - Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants | The Guardian - a collaboration between H. Walia β¦ β¦ β¦, β© β¦β© AState & KSU
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Do you love talking about groundwater and working with both high school students and resource managers? Check out UNK's open position to join the Know Your
Well program as the Communication Coordinator π§
unk.peopleadmin.com/postings/4620
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Bringing researchers, agtech entrepreneurs, policymakers and producers together is crucial to the advancement of #water and #foodsecurity. Last week, DWFI held a space for comprehensive discussion on Paulman Farms for a "View from the Field" event.
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Save the Date! The 2023 #Water4Food Global Conference will be held May 8-9 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, to discuss how to achieve greater #foodsecurity with less pressure on #water resources. Pre-register: ow.ly/LZn150JLILv
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Great morning with the and visiting delegation from Brazil learning about regulations in times of drought and the implementation of flowmeter installation on high-capacity wells.
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DWFI is honored to host an esteemed delegation from Mato Grosso, Brazil in Nebraska to collaborate on #irrigation technology and sustainable #agriculture.
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Catch up with the latest DWFI news with our Monthly Digest: ow.ly/xS4N50Jg1Vi
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Great to host a delegation from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil on campus & to discuss their efforts around sustainable agriculture. Lots of opportunity for & more broadly to engage with these important partners on this critical issue.
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Many congratulations Savant.
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Congrats to all the graduates joining the Nebraska alumni family this weekend, like Savant Nzayiramya, of Kigali, Rwanda. Read his story here: facebook.com/photo?fbid=369 #GoBigGrad #UNL #GlobalNebraska
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What is the role of #irrigation to address #climatechange, #Covid19 and #conflict and war? Join us at ifpri.org/event/irrigati @USAID @CGIAR @IFPRI @ILSSITAMU 
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Is it possible to monetarily incentivize a shift toward sustainable water management? Policy Program Manager Renata RimΕ‘aitΔ explains incentive-based #WaterManagement.
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Great article on the partnership with our Water Sciences Lab!
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Check out this front-page story in today's @yorknewstimes about the soil study partnership between UNL and the Upper Big Blue NRD.
yorknewstimes.com/news/multi-yea
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At the NE Public Health Conference, #Water4Food Director Jesse Bell, Faculty Fellows Eleanor Rogan and Shannon Bartelt Hunt, and Judy Wu-Smart discussed contamination of water, soil, and air caused by the closed #AltEn ethanol plant. ow.ly/PrGz50IBt2h
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