UNL, Nebraska Company Collaborate on New Valve for Pivot Irrigation
November 2, 2023
A new pivot valve, created by KZValve of Greenwood, Nebraska, has self-power generating capabilities that could potentially be used in partial variable rate irrigation.
Bean Breeders Scout Fields for Desirable Bean Genetics
September 28, 2023
The best dry bean plants in the Nebraska Panhandle will soon be sent to researchers across the world as part of an ongoing international collaboration on cross-breeding.
![The University of Nebraska–Lincoln team working on the MICRA project includes (from left) Taro Mieno, agricultural economics; Daniel Schachtman, agronomy and horticulture; Saleh Taghvaeian, biological systems engineering; and Seunghee Kim, civil engineering. (Photo by Nick Kumpula, Research and Economic Development) MICRA project team posing for photo](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2023/2023-09-29-soil-climate-resiliency.png?itok=F-rm4tNG)
Nebraska Part of Interdisciplinary Team Examining Climate Resiliency Through Soil
September 28, 2023
The research team will experiment with soil amendments and biochar to measure their impact on soil water-holding capacity to find ways to improve preservation of soil moisture in farm fields.
![The Historic Knorr-Holden signboard located near the corn plot north of Scottsbluff was officially unveiled on Aug. 23. (From left) Dave Ostdiek, retired UNL PREEC communications specialist; Bijesh Maharjan, UNL associate professor at PREEC and current plot supervisor; Richard Bischoff, UNL IANR associate vice chancellor; and Ron Yoder, UNL IANR senior associate vice-chancellor. Group photo of Ostdiek, Maharjan, Bischoff and Yoder with sign](https://cropwatch.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/hero/2023/2023-09-22-knorr-holden-signage-figure-3.jpg?itok=-glEhoGC)
Unveiling of Historic Knorr-Holden Plot Signboard
September 20, 2023
UNL faculty members recently celebrated the Knorr-Holden Plot's century-long historical value to agricultural research. Located near Scottsbluff, Knorr-Holden is one of the top five-oldest continuous field-crop experiments in the U.S.
Dry Bean Breeders Collaborate on Climate-savvy Bean
September 19, 2023
Researchers at UNL and USDA ARS in Puerto Rico are collaborating on the development of new drought-tolerance dry bean lines using plant genes from tepary beans, a crop native to the southwest U.S. and Mexico.
Roots, Another Important Aspect of Cover Crops
September 19, 2023
Researchers involved in a UNL-USDA NRCS study on cover crops highlight the importance of species selection, as each type of cover crop has a unique root system that contributes differently to soil health.
Nebraska Extension Center Preps Ag Producers for Climate-smart Practices
September 19, 2023
The 2023 Water and Crops Field Day featured seminars and panels on crop and livestock production practices that align with USDA's new climate-smart agriculture initiatives.
Millets for a Sustainable Future
September 15, 2023
New research is being conducted in the Nebraska Panhandle on ways to increase production of millets, an ideal dryland crop with short growth duration and exceptional nutrition, particularly for gluten-sensitive and diabetic individuals.