Nebraska Extension

Ensuring Safe Well Water After a Flood

March 15, 2019

If you're concerned your private well may have been contaminated by flood water, here are some considerations for protecting your well, testing your water, and how to treat it if necessary.

Megan Taylor New Educator in Platte, Boone, and Nance Counties

November 2, 2018

Megan Taylor joined Nebraska Extension earlier this crop season as the new innovative cropping and water systems educator serving Platte, Boone, and Nance counties.

Melissa Bartels joins Extension in Butler and Polk Counties

November 2, 2018

Waverly native Melissa Bartels recently joined Nebraska Extension as a crop and water systems educator for Butler and Polk counties.

Weed Science School Oct. 31 near Mead

October 11, 2018

Update your weed science knowledge and skills when university, government, and industry speakers join to address current weed science issues and recommendations for improving herbicide applications.

Extension Educators Receive National Awards

September 7, 2018

A number of Nebraska Extension Educators were honored at this year's National Association of County Agricultural Agents Conference and the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators.

Sept. 12-14 Workshops on Improving Soil Health, Adding Cover Crops

August 31, 2018

Soil Health Workshops and hands-on field labs Sept. 12-14 invite growers to learn how to examine soil biota and gauge economic returns from changing their practices. Speaking at all three is Jimmy Emmons, a no-till farmer and rancher from Oklahoma.