Derek Heeren
@Derek_Heeren
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Professor and Irrigation Engineer Department of Biological Systems Engineering Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
Joined November 2022
The Irrigation Educator GPT is now live: .Helping students, producers, and ag professionals make better irrigation decisions. Based on credible sources and gives insightful answers in 58+ languages. @UNL_BSE @UNLExtension @waterforfood
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A huge thank you to our industry partners, @Flowserve and AWS Well Company! This new pump is a great addition to our educational programs in @UNL_BSE and @waterforfood. (Video production by Lizzy Heeren.)
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RT @UNL_BSE: Fun weekend reading alert! 📚 Kick off your weekend by reading our BSE Annual E-Magazine. The magazine covers department highli….
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RT @UNL_BSE: Create the future you want at Nebraska. In the BSE Department, our programs help students develop the skills needed to shape t….
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RT @waterforfood: What does training the next generation look like?💧🌾 DWFI and @UNL_BSE are providing experiential learning to future water….
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Always a good day when alumni come back to the Department and bring some cool things with them! Thanks to Eric Wilkening for spending the entire day with our students who had some up-close experience with an Agrifac Machinery B.V. sprayer fitted with cutting edge technology.
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RT @SalehTaghvaeian: The Nebraska section of @ASABEorg is visiting the @css_farms, a major potato producer in the country. It’s cool learn….
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RT @waterforfood: Establish yourself as a leader in the water and food security space by sponsoring the Water for Food Global Conference! L….
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Our #IrrigationFieldCourse is wrapping up with drones, streamflow measurement, high tunnels for vegetable production, and surface irrigation. Thanks to @AaronMittelstet, Dean Eisenhauer, @SalehTaghvaeian, @PeterMcCornick, Mark Stone, @dsiekman1 and many others who helped!
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In the UNL #IrrigationFieldCourse, students assessed center pivot performance at @NebENREEC and learned about new irrigation technology for food production and water conservation.
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RT @UBBNRD: We welcomed a group of students from @UNL_IANR today. This irrigation systems management class learned about @NebraskaNRDs & o….
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@cnppid @TLirrigation @Flowserve Thanks to the many partners who made the first week of the #IrrigationFieldCourse a success. The course is supported by @UNL_BSE and @waterforfood.
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Nebraska Irrigation Field Course:.Students enjoy tours of @cnppid, @TLirrigation, @Flowserve, Valmont, and the Bayer Water Utilization Learning Center. #IrrigationFieldCourse
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RT @UNL_BSE: The countdown has begun! The future of BSE Days is right around the corner. It is a two-day event focusing on the future of wo….
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RT @waterforfood: We were pleased to announce at @worldfoodprize that DWFI at @u_nebraska has been selected to lead @USAID's $19 million Fe….
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RT @UNL_BSE: Can machine learning be used to improve agriculture, including water and fertilizer use? A UNL team, led by BSE's Dr. Yeyin Sh….
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