“Beef Innovation” is new name of Nebraska Integrated Beef Systems Hub

Lincoln, Neb. —An interdisciplinary effort to bring together University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, staff and students working to improve the efficiency, resilience and profitability of beef production has a new name.

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Finalists named for new dean of Agricultural Research Division

Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources has selected four finalists in its search for dean of the Agricultural Research Division and director of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station. The candidates will visit Nebraska and participate in public presentations and forums between Aug. 8 and Aug. 19.

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Estimated Crop Water Use

Lincoln, Neb. —The estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the previous week and the upcoming week is shown in this table.

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Research Team Seeks to Accelerate Triticale Breeding Processes

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student team is working to speed up breeding processes by using high-throughput phenotyping.

Catherine Mick, graduate research assistant with the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, said this could help fix a “bottleneck” in the triticale breeding program she works in. Triticale is a man-made wheat-by-rye hybrid species used for grain, forage and cover cropping.

This issue comes from the time it takes to evaluate and select the best genetic crosses of the crops breeders are working with.

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Lincoln Awarded $400,000 for Biochar Initiative

Lincoln, Neb. —Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced that Lincoln will receive up to $400,000 in funding and technical support for a project to turn wood waste into biochar, a charcoal-like substance that can be used as a beneficial soil amendment. Lincoln is one of seven cities in the U.S.

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Microbiologists’ work adds to research on microbiome fungi and childhood disease

Lincoln, Neb. —A surge in research projects on the human microbiome — the complex ecosystem of microorganisms in the human gastrointestinal tract — is bolstering scientific understanding of health, disease and environment. Much of the research has focused on gut bacteria and viruses, leaving a third factor — fungi — little studied.

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Vu to lead research project in fight against African swine fever

Lincoln, Neb. —As a teenager decades ago on his family’s swine farm in Vietnam, Hiep Vu saw firsthand the benefits of vaccinating livestock. His parents had gradually increased the size of their operation, and when they inoculated their animals, the positive results struck Vu.

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Study eyes reducing sleep deprivation dangers in ag work

Lincoln, Neb. —As any agricultural worker will readily admit, occasional sleep deprivation is all part of the job.

But for farmers and ranchers who routinely work around livestock and machinery, bad things can happen when sleepiness leads to lack of concentration, slower reaction times or distractibility.

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Estimated Crop Water Use

Lincoln, Neb. —The estimated crop water use for Nebraska Panhandle crops for the previous week and the upcoming week is shown in this table. It is based on data gathered by and calculations made by Gary Stone, Nebraska Extension educator, and Dr.

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