Central Plains Irrigation Association Officers

AgSense, LLC
Scott Rugan
PO Box 53
Huron, SD 57350
Phone: 605-252-8350
Fax: 605-352-8351
Website: www.agsense.net

American Implement
Leslie Koehn
Irrigation manager, sales
2718 West Oklahoma Ave
Ulysses, KS 67880
Phone: 620-356-3460
Fax: 620-356-4173
Email: lesliekoehn@americanimplement.com
Website: www.americanimplement.com/locations/ulysses/

Colorado Agronomy Service
Jack L. Rhodes, CPAg.
37123 CR 38
Holyoke, CO 80734
Phone: 970-854-2368
E-mail:agronomy@pctelcom.coop
Products/Services: Crop and irrigation management consulting

Colorado State Irrigation
Mike Walter
Sales
18355 West Hwy 50
Rocky Ford, CO 81067
Phone: 719-980-0090
Fax: 719-218-9229
Email: mike.walter@coloradostateirrigation.com
Website: www.coloradostateirrigation.com
Products/Services: Valley pivot systems and Netafim drip irrigation products

Colorado State University
Ryan Hemphill
Dept of Civil Engineering
34526 Rd. 24
McClave, CO 81057
Phone: 719-829-4005
E-mail: rhemphil@engr.colostate.edu

Colorado State University
Joel Schneekloth
U.S. Central Great Plains Research Station
40335 Rd GG
Akron, Co 80720
Phone: 970-345-0508
Fax: 970-345-0509
E-mail: jschneek@coop.ext.colostate.edu

CropMetrics
Nick Lammers
PO Box 96
Wood River, NE 68883
Phone: 308-380-0509
Email: nick.lammers@cropmetrics.com
Website: cropmetrics.com

cropx
Jason Scheibel
Nationonal Sales Manager
Parker, CO
Phone: 720-717-1422
Email: jason@cropx.com
Website: www.cropx.com

Eco-Drip Irrigation
Colby Gardine
Branch Manager
155 W Barrows Rd.
Hastings, NE 68901
Phone: 402-744-2411
Email: ColbyGardine@eco-drip.com
Website: www.eco-drip.com
Products/Services: Surface/flood/drainage/drip filters/accessories

Eco-Drip Irrigation
Craig Hoelscher
PO Box 126
Garden City, TX 79739
Phone: 432-354-2339
Fax: 432-354-2338
E-mail: choelscher@eco-drip.com
Website: www.eco-drip.com
Products/Services: Surface/flood/drainage/drip filters/accessories

Hortau - Simplified Irrigation
Doug Larson
107 S. Colorado Ave.
PO Box 248
Haxtun, CO 80731
Phone: 970-481-0655
Fax: 970-774-7667
Email: dlarson@hartau.com
Website: www.hortau.com

Irritec USA, Inc.
Brian Tweed
Product Manager
1420 N. Maple Ave
Fresno, CA 93703
Cell: 619-792-5925
Phone: 559-275-8825
Fax: 559-275-9555
Email: BrianT@irritecusa.com
Website: irritecusa.com

Jain Irrigation
Bobby DeLeon
2851 E. Florence Ave.
Ontario, CA 93721
Phone: 559-459-5333
Fax: 559-485-7623
Website: www.jainirrigationinc.com
Products/Services: A broad line of drip irrigation products including: plastic and steel Spin-Clean filters, air-vents, compression fittings, Tape-Loc fittings, Spin-Loc fittings, tubing, tools and accessories. 

Kansas State University
Freddie Lamm, agricultural engineer
Northwest Research-Extension Center
105 Experiment Farm Road
Colby, KS 67701
Phone: 785-462-6281
Fax: 785-462-2315
E-mail: flamm@ksu.edu
Website: www.ksre.ksu.edu/sdi
Products/Services: Research on SDI, center pivot and surface irrigation methods.
Kansas State University

Kansas State University
Danny Rogers
Extension Ag Engineering
237 Seaton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-5813
Fax: 785-532-6944
E-mail: drogers@ksu.edu
Products/Services: Education

Lindsay Manufacturing
Brad Dunbar
8539 S. 98^th Circle
Omaha, NE
Phone: 402-672-7859
Fax: 402-505-8529
E-mail: brad.dunbar@lindsay.com
Website: www.lindsay.com
Products/Services: Center Pivot Irrigation

Local Grower Solutions, LLC
Rex A. Burns, P.E.
Managing Member
2004 Broadway
Mitchell, NE 69357
Phone: 970-443-9505
Email: rex@localgrowersolutions.com
Products/Services: Engineering solutions for irrigation

McCromoter - Great Plains 
Ken Quandt
115 S. 16th St.
Aurora, NE 68818
Phone: 402-694-4114
Fax: 402-694-6688
E-mail: kenq@greatplainsmeter.com
Website: www.mccrometer.com  www.greatplainsmeter.com
Products/Services: Flow measurement products: McCrometer propeller meters, Master Meter turbine and multi-jet meters, Polysonics ultrasonic meters, and Trimmer - Weir and Flume meters.

McCrometer - Great Plains
Paul Tipling 
Regional Sales Manager 
MB: 785-6438215 
Business/Fax: 785-404-2809 
Salina, KS 
E-mail: pault@mccrometer.com 
Website: www.mccrometer.com  www.greatplainsmeter.com
Products/Services: Flow measurement products: McCrometer propeller meters, Master Meter turbine and multi-jet meters, Polysonics ultrasonic meters, and Trimmer - Weir and Flume meters.

Nebraska Irrigation Inc.
Roger Bettenhausen
911-23 St. East
Columbus, NE 6860
Phone: 402-564-1514
Fax: 402-563-2792
Website: www.nebraskairrigation.com
Products/Services: Irrigation parts.

Nebraska Public Power District
Ron Rose
1414 15Th Street
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, NE 68602-0499
Phone: (402) 564-8561
Fax: (402) 563-5551
E-mail: rvrose@nppd.com
Website: www.nppd.com

Nelson Irrigation Corporation
Reid Nelson
848 Airport Rd.
Walla Walla, WA 99362-2271
Phone: 509-525-7660
Fax: 509-525-7907
Website: www.nelsonirrigation.com
Products/Services: Agricultural sprinklers, valves and accessories.

Nelson Irrigation Corporation
Gene Ross
1738 Parkview Drive
Fremont, NE 68025
Phone: 402-727-0378
Fax: 402-727-7708
E-mail: Gene.Ross@Nelsonirrigation.com
Website: www.nelsonirrigation.com
Products/Services: Agricultural sprinklers, valves and accessories.

Netafim USA
Website: www,netafimusa.com
Products/Services: Dripperlines, filters, valves, air vents, sprinklers, automation, technical education.

Northwest Kansas GMD#4
Ray Luhman, manager
P.O. Box 905
Colby, KS 67701-0905
Phone: 785-462-3915
Fax: 785-462-2693
E-mail: rluhman@gmd4.org
Website: www.gmd4.org
Products/Services: Groundwater management.

Reinke Mfg. Co. Inc.
Pat McCarthy
P.O. Box 566
Deshler, NE 68340
Phone: 402-365-7251
Fax: 402-365-4370
E-mail: patrickmccarthy@reinke.com
Website: www.reinke.com
Products/Services: Pivot irrigation equipment

Reinke Mfg. Co. Inc.
P.O. Box 566
Deshler, NE 68340
Phone: 402-365-7251
Fax: 402-365-4370
Website: www.reinke.com
Products/Services: Pivot irrigation equipment

Senninger Irrigation
Ray Glaser
1713 Holland Drive
Grand Island, NE 68803
Phone: 308-381-8558
Fax: 308-398-2258
E-mail: rglaser@senninger.com
Website: www.senninger.com
Products/Services: Manufacturer and distributor of agricultural irrigation sprinklers and spray nozzle packages for center pivots

Senninger Irrigation
Chris Spelic
Phone: 303-929-8565
Email: cspelic@senninger.biz
Website: www.senninger.com

Servi-Tech Inc.
Steven Burback
8140 W. 12th St.
Juniata, NE 68955
Phone: 402-705-1820
Fax: 620-227-2047
Email: steveb@servi-techinc.com
Website: www.servi-techinc.com
Products/Services: Crop consultants.

Southwest Kansas GMD #3
Chris Law
2009 E. Spruce
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone: 620-275-7147
Fax: 620-275-1431
Website: www.gmd3.org

Southwest Kansas GMD #3
Jason Norquest
Assistant Manager
2009 E. Spruce
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone: 620-275-7147
Fax: 620-275-1431
E-mail: norquest@gmd3.org
Website: www.gmd3.org

T – L Irrigation
Clark Bauer
P.O. Box 1047
Hastings, NE  68902
Phone: 402-462-4128
Fax: 402-462-4617
Website: tlirr.com
Products/Services: Center Pivots, PVC underground and surface pipe, surge valves, tailwater pumps, aluminum pipe & vinyl fencing

T – L Irrigation
Josh Nienhueser
P.O. Box 1047
Hastings, NE  68902
Phone: 402-462-4129
Fax: 402-462-4617
E-mail: jwn@tlirr.com
Products/Services: Center Pivots, PVC underground and surface pipe, surge valves, tailwater pumps, aluminum pipe & vinyl fencing

Teeter Irrigation, Inc.
Monty Teeter, president
201 E. Oklahoma Ave.
Ulysses, KS 67880
Phone: 620-353-1111
Fax: 620-353-1115
E-mail: mteeter@pld.com
Website: www.teeterirrigation.com
Products/Services: Pivot sales.

Tri-State G & T Association
P.O. Box 33695
Denver, CO 80233
Phone: 303-452-6111, ext. 6227
Fax: 303-254-6068
Products/Services: Wholesale power supplier to rural electric cooperatives in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming.

USDA-ARS
Thomas Trout, research leader
AERC-CSU
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-491-8229
Fax: 970-491-8247
E-mail: thomas.trout@ars.usda.gov
Products/Services: Research.

USDA-NRCS
760 S. Broadway
Salina, KS 67401-4604
Phone: 785-823-4535
Fax: 785-823-4540 

USDA-NRCS
Douglas W. Toews, PE
National Water Management Engineer
NRCS Washington, DC
Phone: 202 720-6037
doug.toews@wdc.usda.gov

USDA-NRCS
Jerry D. Walker
Agricultural Engineer
501 W. Felix St., Bldg 23
Fort Worth, TX 76115
Phone: 817-509-3387
Fax: 817-509-3387
E-mail: jerry.walker@ftw.usda.gov

University of Colorado
John Wiener
Campus Box 468
Boulder, CO 80309-0468
Phone: 303-492-6746
Fax: 303-492-1231
E-mail: john.wiener@colorado.edu
Products/Services: Research

University of Nebraska
William L. Kranz
Associate Professor Biological Systems Engineering
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory
57905  866 Road
Concord, NE 68728
Voice: 402-584-3857   
Fax: 402-584-3859
E-mail: wkranz1@unl.edu
Products/Services: Education

Valmont Irrigation
Kenneth Bracht
Hwy 275
PO Box 358
Valley, NE 68064
Phone: 402-359-6207
Fax: 402-359-4429
E-mail: kenneth.bracht@valmont.com
Website: valleyind.com
Products/Services: Center pivots.

Valmont Irrigation
Will Sheets
Hwy 275
P.O. Box 358
Valley, NE 68064-0358
Phone: 402-359-6207
Fax: 402-359-4429
E-mail: WLS@Valmont.com
Website: valleyind.com
Products/Services: Center pivots.

Water Scape, Inc.
Ken Merboth, CID,CLIA, LEED, AP
President
4631 Birch Hollow Drive
Lincoln, NE 68516
Phone: 402-423-7896
Email: MerbothIrrigation.com
Website: MerbothIrrigation.com
Products/Services: Irrigation consultant

Watertronics
Dave Taylor
PO Box 544
Johnson, KS 67855
Phone: 620-510-2240
Email: Dave.taylor@watertronics.com
Website: www.watertronics.com


Western Irrigation
Randy Wildeman
2990 Morton Rd
Garden City, KS 67868
Phone: 620-275-7378
Fax: 620-275-6242
E-mail: mbeckett@westernirrigation.com
Website: www.westernirrigation.com
Products/Services: Retail distributor of T-Tape & center pivots.

Lee Wheeler, P.E.
101 Willow Lane
Hesston, KS 67602
Phone 620-327-2295
Fax: 620-327-2476
E-mail: wheels459@embarqmail.com
Products/Services: Ag engineering consulting

Wish (Western Irrigation Supply House)
Kettie Olsen
888 Ventura St.
Aurora, CO 80011
Phone: 303-364-0777
Fax: 303-364-5055
E-mail: wish_co@msn.com
Website: irrigationdistributors/WISH.htm
Products/Services: Pivot accessories, turf, drip

Wish Nebraska, Inc.
Ron Schultz, manager
RR1, Box 174
Ulysses, NE 68669
Phone: 402-549-2181
Fax: 402-549-2183
E-mail: wishme@clarks.net
Website: irrigationdistributors/WISH-Nebraska.htm
Products/Services: Wholesale distributor