Welcome to the University of Nebraska Agricultural Research Division (ARD). The Agricultural Research Division is the major research agency of the University of Nebraska's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and is Nebraska's Agricultural Experiment Station. ARD scientists improve the quality of life for Nebraskans across the state. They make important contributions to the state's agriculture, food industries, environment, the well-being of families, and community development. Research occurs in fields, feedlots, the natural environment, homes, yards, gardens, and cities and towns. ARD scientists provide new knowledge and seek answers to Nebraskans' problems and concerns. For Example:
In a project that began about a dozen years ago, UNL scientists discovered a gene that has been used to create broadleaf crops that tolerate spraying with the popular herbicide dicamba. Now, even as an industry partner is working to bring dicamba-resistant crops to market, these plant scientists are continuing to explore new and expanded uses for the technology they discovered. Read about this and other IANR research in Endeavors.
To the right, two rows of soybean plants are shown eight days after they were sprayed with dicamba. The plants on the left, which contain the dicamba-resistant gene, are thriving. The plants on the right died.
Position Openings in ARD:
Associate Dean and Associate Director 
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