The NSF and USDA NIFA announced a five-year, $20 million grant to establish the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture, or AIIRA. The AIIRA research team, which includes Husker plant geneticist James Schnable, believes the technology may help ramp up food production. Continue reading…
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Fifty-three undergraduate students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture have been named to the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources spring 2021 Dean’s List. Continue reading…
Nine Nebraska high school students and their families attended The Biggest Grower Day June 30 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. These participants were invited to East Campus as part of The Biggest Grower gardening competition they are involved in this summer. Continue reading…
The 2021 WCREEC and NHGA Hops Field Day will be held Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln West Central Research, Extension and Education Center at the W. P. Snyder Building, 402 W. State Farm Road in North Platte. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Weed Management Field Day featured research and demonstrations by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Weed Science team and Nebraska Extension at Nebraska’s South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center on June 23. Continue reading…
Buy Fresh Buy Local Nebraska and Nebraska Extension join others across the country in celebrating National Farmers’ Market Week from Aug. 1-7, 2021 with the launch of a new tool to make it easy for Nebraskans to find nearby farmers’ markets. Continue reading…
Nebraska Extension, in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, will host the Nebraska Specialty Crop Conference on November 9-10, 2021, on Nebraska’s Innovation Campus. The two-day event will focus on education, growth and development of specialty crop production businesses across the state, feature nationally known presenters, and create a platform for participants to connect with industry professionals, other farmers, chefs, and consumers. Continue reading…
Join Nebraska faculty, staff and students for a fall semester program to learn strategies about connecting research innovation with market applications. The program begins Sept. 8. Learn more and apply: https://go.unl.edu/fall-21-icd Continue reading…
