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The meat processing industry experienced major disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Agricultural economics Professor Azzeddine Azzam has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study the impact of the pandemic on meat processors and the resilience of the industry as a whole.

USDA grant to fund far-ranging study of meatpacking resilience

April 5, 2022

Some locations and buildings on campus will adjust operating hours during Spring Break, March 11-20, 2022. [photo | University Communication]

Innocents Society, Mortar Board members inducted for 2022-23

April 4, 2022

Society & Culture

“Backyard Farmer,” the longest-running locally produced TV program in the country, celebrates its 70th anniversary this spring. Pictured here during the show’s 1967 season are (from left) Wayne Whitney, extension horticulture specialist; John Wheihing, extension plant pathologist; Dwayne Trenkle (standing), co-host; John Furrer, extension turf and weed specialist; George Round (standing), founder and host; Bob Roselle, extension entomologist; and Cyril Bish, extension educator.

70 years on, ‘Backyard Farmer’ remains hardy perennial in Nebraska life

March 31, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Rural flooding

Nebraska U continues to assist with 2019 flooding recovery

March 30, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

Sandbags

Nebraska Strong project aided flood recovery, COVID-19 pandemic

March 30, 2022

Society & Culture

Leaders from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Northeast Community College, Northeast Nebraska high schools, tribal schools, educational service units and other educational entities took part in a March 29 signing ceremony to expand the Northeast Nebraska Educational Compact. Launched in 2019, the compact aims to boost student success, increase teacher support and expand workforce development for agricultural and natural resources careers. Three ESUs and 20 school districts joined the compac

Educator input to provide guidance as northeast Nebraska compact expands

March 30, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska’s leading economic indicator rises 2.41% in February

March 30, 2022

A Lynch resident buys groceries at Valley Foods Cooperative.

A community of cooperation: Lynch opens cooperative grocery store

March 23, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Richard Moberly and Tracy Warren

Moberly, Warren to present State of the Agency lecture

March 18, 2022

Aerial shot of farmland

Nebraska ag land values up 16%, according to university-led survey

March 16, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Art TEAMS researchers include, from left, Guy Trainin, Lorinda Rice, HyeonJin Yoon and Kimberly D’Adamo. (Kyleigh Skaggs, CYFS)

Researchers, teachers, artists collaborate to envision future of emerging media instruction

March 15, 2022

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

A national collaboration to expand how universities approach technology, engineering and mathematics instruction is the focus of a 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 29 presentation offered via Zoom.

NU expands Nebraska Promise, moves FAFSA priority deadline to June 1

March 14, 2022