Regional Crop Educators
Nebraska Extension offers regional extension educators with expertise in crops, pest management and water management throughout the state. You can find the extension educator for your area on this map.
For help locating an extension educator in another program area, such as livestock systems or agricultural economics, see the UNL Extension Directories by District.
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Crop Production
Nicolás Cafaro La Menza
Extension Specialist
(308) 696-6700
nicolas.cafaro@unl.edu
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Justin McMechan
Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist
(402) 472-2312
justin.mcmechan@unl.edu
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Insect Management
Jeff Bradshaw
Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program
(308) 632-1230
jbradshaw2@unl.edu
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Kyle Koch
Insect Diagnostician, Extension Educator
(402) 472-8691
kyle.koch@unl.edu
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Justin McMechan
Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist
(402) 472-2312
justin.mcmechan@unl.edu
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Plant Diseases
Kyle Broderick
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic Coordinator
(402) 472-2559
kbroderick2@unl.edu
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Tamra Jackson-Ziems
Plant Pathologist, Corn and Sorghum
(402) 472-2559
tjackson3@unl.edu
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Weed Management
Stevan Knezevic
Integrated Weed Management Specialist
(402) 584-3808
sknezevic2@unl.edu
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Nevin Lawrence
Integrated Weed Management Specialist
(308) 632-1230
nlawrence2@unl.edu
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Chris Proctor
Weed Management Extension Educator
(402) 472-5411
caproctor@unl.edu
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Milos Zaric
Agronomy and Horticulture Assistant Professor
(308) 696-6715
mzaric2@unl.edu
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Pesticide Education
Soils and Nutrient Management
Richard Ferguson
Extension Soil Fertility Specialist
(402) 472-1144
rferguson1@unl.edu
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Javed Iqbal
Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist
(402) 762-1432
javed.iqbal@unl.edu
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Katja Koehler-Cole
Extension Educator & State SARE Co-coordinator
(402) 624-8041
kkoehlercole2@unl.edu
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Bijesh Maharjan
Soil and Nutrient Management Extension Specialist
(308) 632-1372
bmaharjan@unl.edu
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Irrigation
Abia Katimbo
Irrigation Management Specialist
(308) 696-6709
abia.katimbo@unl.edu
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Steve Melvin
Irrigated Cropping Systems Extension Educator
(308) 946-3843
steve.melvin@unl.edu
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Xin Qiao
Irrigation & Water Management Specialist
(308) 632-1241
xin.qiao@unl.edu
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Precision Ag
Dirk Charlson
Statewide Digital Ag Extension Educator
(402) 460-0742
dirk.charlson@unl.edu
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Engineering
Climate
Eric Hunt
Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Resilience Extension Educator
(402) 617-4190
ehunt2@unl.edu
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Agricultural Economics
David Aiken
Water & Agricultural Law Extension Specialist
(402) 472-1848
daiken@unl.edu
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Brad Lubben
Agricultural Economics Policy Specialist
402-472-2235
blubben2@unl.edu
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Glennis McClure
Extension Educator for Farm And Ranch Management Analytics
(402) 472-0661
gmcclure3@unl.edu
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Jay Parsons
Farm and Ranch Management Specialist, Center for Ag Profitability Director
(402) 472-1911
jparsons4@unl.edu
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Shannon Sand
Agricultural Economics Extension Educator
(30-8) 696-6733
ssand2@unl.edu
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Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS)
TBD
TAPS Program Manager
Position currently open
Chris Proctor
Weed Management Extension Educator
(402) 472-5411
caproctor@unl.edu
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