UNL faculty continue leadership in creation of national ag data network
Lincoln, Neb. —A team of University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty is set to carry forward the third phase of a multidisciplinary initiative to create a network of national ag data repositories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved funding for the project, in which UNL faculty are taking the lead nationally in coordinating a wide range of academic institutions and ag stakeholders.
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Katherine Frels Receives Heroes Award
Lincoln, Neb. —Dr. Katherine Frels, a scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and a collaborator with the Nebraska Food for Health Center, received the inaugural Heroes Award from the Foundation for Innovation in Healthy Food. She received the award on October 29 at the ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting in St.
Harvest brings in the second year of an On-Farm Research project
Lincoln, Neb. —The dry edible bean harvest in Box Butte County wrapped up last month. Some direct harvest beans were the last to leave the fields on Oct. 20, including Alliance Farmer Tim Hashman’s, plot outside of Alliance. Hashman is working with Nebraska Extension Educator John Thomas on a University of Nebraska-Lincoln On-Farm Research project dealing with direct harvest and a product called Pod Ceal.
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Bean breeders scout fields for desirable bean genetics
Lincoln, Neb. —The dry bean harvest is underway across the Panhandle. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff, Carlos Urrea, UNL dry bean breeder, has been hand-selecting dry bean plants for research. Urrea and his team go into the fields before harvest and pull out the dry bean plants with desired traits.
Unveiling of Historic Knorr-Holden Plot Signboard
Lincoln, Neb. —Started in 1912, the Knorr-Holden Plot near Scottsbluff is perhaps the world’s oldest irrigated continuous corn research plot. It was recently commemorated with a sign to mark its significance to both Nebraska history and agricultural research history in Nebraska.
Results for 2023 Nebraska Pea variety testing released
Lincoln, Neb. —Trials for the Winter Peas included 16 varieties and were planted in the fall of 2022. The winter pea trials at Perkins County were excellent, considering the dry fall and being planted into dry soil. The peas went into winter without significant stands. Volunteering wheat from the preceding crop hindered a good stand in the spring. Rainy weather meant the volunteer wheat could not be sprayed on time. Not much winter kill was observed.
Cover Crops a focus at annual WREEC Water and Crops Field Day
Lincoln, Neb. —The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, West Central Research Extension and Education Center held its annual Water and Crops Field Day on Thursday, Aug. 24, in North Platte. One of the main topics in the morning dealt with cover crops. While cover crops are not a new idea, it has taken a while for them to become more mainstream.
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Animal Science Researchers Receive $2.48 Million in USDA Grants Aimed at Improving Disease Resiliency and Animal Welfare in Swine Industry
Lincoln, Neb. —Four faculty members in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were recently awarded research grants totaling $2.48 million from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA).
Nebraska Extension aids growers with studies on wheat planting varieties
Lincoln, Neb. —The Hard Red Winter Wheat harvest is in the bins, and now growers are beginning to look at planting for next year’s crop.
Nebraska Extension faculty were at the recent Kriesel Certified Seed event in Gurley, Neb., with some information for growers making planting decisions for the winter wheat crop.
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