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Sam Wortman (left), associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, and Caleb Wehrbein, a senior plant biology major, harvest peppers to evaluate their quality in an on-campus variety trial that carried on during the pandemic.

New decision support tool available to specialty crop producers

December 17, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

The Crunch Off event, led by the Nebraska Department of Education, encourages healthy eating, supports local agriculture and helps students and community members gain a deeper understanding of the food system. Nebraska has won the event for the second-straight year.

Nebraska wins Crunch Off competition for second straight year

December 15, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Baenziger supports growers through small-grains program

December 8, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

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Inaugural Nebraska Specialty Crop Conference coming in February

November 16, 2020

Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus

November 6, 2020

Science & Technology

Nebraska research hydrologist Joe Szilagyi has shown that precipitation has decreased in the most heavily irrigated regions of Nebraska, a finding that could have worldwide water-conservation implications if substantiated by further research.

Crops and water virtual meeting is Oct. 27

October 23, 2020

Four in 10 rural Nebraskans surveyed say their economic well-being is dependent on the success of production agriculture, according to the 2020 Nebraska Rural Poll.

Poll: Ag remains a driver of economic well-being for most rural Nebraskans

October 12, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Ranchers ride on horseback to round up cattle for rotational grazing in June on the Diamond Bar Ranch north of Stapleton. Agriculture remains a critical component of Nebraska’s economy and is a resilient industry, according to a new report by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers.

Report: Agriculture critical to Nebraska economy, state’s resilience

October 1, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

All the angles: Automated image processing could aid crop evals

September 29, 2020

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Team IDs compound, gene essential to fungal infiltration of rice plant

September 21, 2020

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Aspiring Farmer Virtual Course, fall 2020

Aspiring Farmer aims to help producers get started

September 14, 2020

Buffer could limit environmental spread of antibiotic resistance

September 7, 2020

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