No. 3078
Next issue of Keeping Up - April 9, 2014
Archived Newsletter: This newsletter is part of our newsletter archives. It has
been preserved for reference, but the information may no longer be current.
Teams Forming for USDA Water Funding
USDA NIFA announced its request for proposals (RFA) for the “Water for Agriculture Challenge Area” recently. Teams are forming now to respond to a “Letter of Intent” deadline of April 14.
More details at: http://unlextension-rick.blogspot.com/North Central Region Water Network
We are excited to announce the launch of the new North Central Region Water Network – a 12-state collaboration between Extension water resource professionals and other water stakeholders.
More details at: http://unlextension-rick.blogspot.com/Speciality Crop Funding Opportunity
NIFA has released a call for proposals for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) for 2014. Do we have any proposals originating from Nebraska? Faculty interested in connecting to a proposal team?
More details at: http://unlextension-rick.blogspot.com/UPDATE: Eureka! follow up webinar for Science Literacy
The Science Literacy team will host a webinar on May 7th at 3:00pm CT (details to follow) to continue the discussion around science literacy and identify tangible ways to put our plans into action and support your on-going efforts. Continue reading…
Weatherfest and Severe Weather Symposium is April 5
UNL's 14th annual Family Weatherfest and Severe Weather Symposium is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 5 at Hardin Hall. "Each year, we bring in experts for the symposium to discuss severe and timely weather events," said Ken Dewey, professor of climatology and School of Natural Resources outreach coordinator. Continue reading…
Online atlas analyzes local drought history
The National Drought Mitigation Center, based in UNL's School of Natural Resources, has unveiled a new online Drought Risk Atlas that provides analysis of data on drought frequency and severity for more than 3,000 spots across the country. Continue reading…
Nebraska forester's early interest in black walnut trees yields 40 years of data to help landowners
. No other known study in the Midwest has collected continuous growth data on black walnut trees over such a long period of time. (Dennis Adams retires from NFS, an affiliate of UNL, this year) Continue reading…
New and Revised Publications
New and Revised Publications Available on the Web March 26, 2014
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Originally published March 27, 2014 -
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