Knox announces retirement from Nebraska Crop Improvement Association Thursday, July 1, 2021
Steve Knox, Nebraska Crop Improvement Association secretary/manager and affiliate with the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, retires July 1. Knox has led the NCIA since 2001. He started with the Association on March 1, 1998, as the field services supervisor. In 2000, he stepped into the interim manager position and was named secretary/manager in 2001 by the NCIA Board of Directors.
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Twidwell among university inventors listed on U.S. patents Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Panhandle Perspectives: 100-year corn yield data from the historic Knorr-Holden Plot in Nebraska Thursday, June 24, 2021
The commitment of generations of dedicated soil scientists in maintaining and managing the historic Knorr-Holden Plot near Scottsbluff for more than a century came to fruition in a recently published manuscript in Agronomy Journal.
The lead author of the manuscript, Bijesh Maharjan, is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and currently manages the Knorr-Holden Plot. He is the soil and nutrient management specialist at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff.
104 undergrads receive stipends for summer research projects Tuesday, June 15, 2021
4Rs Nutrient Stewardship Field Day set for July 15 Friday, June 4, 2021
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is excited to offer the first annual 4Rs Nutrient Stewardship Field Day on July 15, 2021, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center in Ithaca.
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The Great Plains prairie needs fire to survive. These ranchers are bringing it back. Thursday, June 3, 2021
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Thompson’s drone work helps inform, improve producer decisions Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Welcome to “She’s a Scientist,” a video series launched to highlight the work of female researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Today, we’re showcasing Laura Thompson, associate extension educator with Nebraska Extension, who uses sensor-laden drones to fly over farms, collecting data that is used to show producers how to save money. The work is part of the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network, which collaborates with farmers to test new methods and technologies.
23 faculty awarded Nebraska Environmental Trust grants Friday, May 28, 2021
The Nebraska Environmental Trust has awarded 23 grants totaling more than $2.1 million to University of Nebraska–Lincoln projects.
The grants were awarded by the NET board last month, part of 113 projects receiving more than $18.35 million.
Team IDs key to sorghum’s heat resilience, aims to boost corn’s tolerance Friday, May 28, 2021
Although sorghum is known to be much more heat- and drought-tolerant than its close relative corn, the underlying reason for this difference is not well-established. Solving this mystery may be key to developing corn that is more resilient to high temperatures and the often dry summer conditions in Nebraska and other parts of the Midwest.
Creech receives sustainable agriculture grant Friday, May 28, 2021
Cody Creech with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Scottsbluff, Nebraska has recently been selected to receive a $40,000 grant from the North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (NCR-SARE) for the project, "Developing Winter Barley as an Alternative Crop to Capture an Emerging Market and Increase Diversification and Sustainability."