Author Contacts

Regional Crop Educators

Nebraska Extension offers regional Extension Educators with expertise in crops, pest management, and water management throughout the state. To find the Extension Educator for your area see the  UNL Extension Directories by District.

Pest Management

Services

Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic
402-472-2559
UNL Plant Diagnostic Clinics

Insect Management

Department of Entomology

Jeffrey Bradshaw
Entomologist, Field Crops
Panhandle REC
308-632-1230
jbradshaw2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Tom Hunt
Entomologist, Field Crops
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3863
thunt2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Justin McMechan
Extension Crop Protection & Cropping Systems Specialist
402-624-8041
justin.mcmechan@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Julie Peterson
Entomologist, Field Crops
West Central REC
308-696-6704
julie.peterson@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Bob Wright
Entomologist, Field Crops
Department of Entomology
402-472-2128
rwright2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Plant Diseases

Department of Plant Pathology

Bob Harveson
Plant Pathologist, Sugarbeets
Panhandle REC
308-632-1239
rharveson2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Tamra Jackson
Plant Pathologist, Corn and Sorghum
Department of Plant Pathology
402-472-2559
tjackson3@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Stephen Wegulo
Plant Pathologist, Wheat
Department of Plant Pathology
402-472-8735
swegulo2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Weed Management

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Amit Jhala
Extension Weeds Specialist
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1534
amit.jhala@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Chris Proctor
Extension Educator - Weed Science
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-5411
caproctor@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Stevan Knezevic
Integrated Weed Management Specialist
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3808
sknezevic2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Nevin Lawrence
Integrated Weed Management Specialist
Panhandle REC, Scottsbluff
308-632-1230
nlawrence2@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Pesticide Education

Clyde Ogg
Extension Pesticide Educator
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1632
cogg1@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Jody Green
Extension Assistant
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1665
Jgreen17@unl.edu

Jan Hygnstrom
Extension Project Manager
Pesticide Safety Education Program
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1632
Jhygnstrom1@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Cheryl Alberts Irwin
Pesticide Safety Education Program
Project Coordinator
363C Plant Science 68583-0915
402-472-1696 PH
calberts1@unl.edu
CropWatch Articles

Contributing Departments / School
(UNL East Campus, Lincoln)

Agronomy and Horticulture
Richard Ferguson
Interim Department Head
202H Keim, 68583-0910
Phone: 402-472-1555
Web: agronomy.unl.edu

Biological Systems Engineering
David Jones, Department Head
223 L.W. Chase Hall, 68583-0726
Phone: 402-472-1413
Web: bse.unl.edu

Entomology
Gary Brewer, Department Head
103 Entomology Hall, 68583-0816
Phone: 402-472-2123
Web: entomology.unl.edu

Nebraska State Climate Office
Martha Shulski, Director
School of Natural Resources
153 Hardin Hall
Phone: 402-472-5206
Web: https://nsco.unl.edu/

High Plains Regional Climate Center
Natalie Umphlett, Interim Director
713 Hardin Hall, 68583-0997
Phone: 402-472-6764
Web: hprcc.unl.edu

Plant Pathology
James Steadman, Department Head
406 Plant Science, 68583-0722
Phone: 402-472-2858
Web: plantpath.unl.edu

School of Natural Resources
John Carroll, Director
903 Hardin Hall
Phone: 402-472-8368
Fax: 402-472-3610
Web: snr.unl.edu

Research and Extension Centers (REC)

Northeast REC
601 East Benjamin Avenue, Suite 104
Norfolk, NE 68701-0812
Phone: 402-370-4000
Fax: 402-470-4010
Web: nerec.unl.edu

Haskell Ag Lab
(Eastern Nebraska REC)
57905 866 Road
Concord, NE 68728-2828
Phone: 402-584-2261
Fax: 402-584-3859
Web: nerec.unl.edu/nerechistory

Panhandle REC
4702 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
Phone: 308-632-1230
Fax: 308-632-1365
Web: panhandle.unl.edu

Southeast REC
1071 County Road G
Ithaca, NE  68033-2234
Phone: 402-624-8037
Web: southeast.unl.edu

West Central REC
461 W. University Drive
North Platte, NE 69101-7756
Phone: 308-696-6740
Web: westcentral.unl.edu