Precision Ag Conference to Feature Latest Technologies
January 18, 2019
Topics at the January 31 conference in Kearney will include precision economics, nutrient and water management, data collection, and precision equipment.
Research Suggests Fighting World Hunger can be Profitable for Ag Biotech Companies
October 25, 2018
University research shows that lowering the price of genetic modification technologies in hunger-stricken areas can actually help agricultural biotech companies profit. In other words, these companies can actually do well by doing good.
Hagel and Kerrey to Address Civil Discourse at Heuermann Lecture
October 12, 2018
Chuck Hagel and Bob Kerrey, former U.S. senators for Nebraska, will discuss civil discourse and its impacts on the state’s future during the first Heuermann Lecture of the season Oct. 22.
Mark Wilkins Named Nebraska Corn Checkoff Presidential Chair
August 7, 2018
Mark Wilkins, professor of biological systems engineering and food science and technology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has been named Nebraska Corn Checkoff presidential chair.
David Jones Named Head of Biological Systems Engineering Department
August 3, 2018
David Jones has been named head of the Biological Systems Engineering Department where he has served in the role on an interim basis since July 1, 2017.
Entomologist with Nebraska Ties Tapped for USDA Science Post
August 3, 2018
Scott Hutchins, a private-sector entomologist who has worked in partnership with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln for more than a decade, has been selected to become the USDA’s top science official.
Soybean and Corn Production Clinics this August
August 1, 2018
Nebraska Extension’s Aug. 22 Midwest Soybean Production Clinic and Aug. 23 Midwest Corn Production Clinic will provide in-field opportunities for participants to work with crops in the early vegetative stages of growth through maturity.
Loren Giesler Named Head of Plant Pathology Department
July 23, 2018
Loren Giesler has been named head of the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, effective Sept. 1, 2018. A long-time contributor to CropWatch, Giesler is a professor and extension plant pathologist in the department.