New Extension Resource on Direct Harvesting Dry Edible Beans
June 10, 2016
Nebraska Extension has released a new comprehensive resource on direct harvest of dry edible beans for Nebraska producers.
UNL High Plains Ag Lab Field Day set for June 14
June 6, 2016
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Ag Lab Field Day, scheduled for Tuesday, June 14, will highlight UNL research on breeding and production of dryland crops, especially field pea, forages, and wheat.
2016 High Plains Cropping School to Focus on Wheat, Field Peas
May 10, 2016
The 2016 Nebraska Panhandle Advanced Cropping School for Winter Wheat and Field Peas is an in-depth, field-oriented, hands-on workshop designed to teach the management of winter wheat and field pea production, including the diagnosis of production problems in the western Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. A special emphasis will be placed on stress-related problems that can cause yield reduction. The school will be held June 21-22 at the UNL Panhandle Research and Development Center at Scottsbluff.
UNL Plant Pathologist's Book Offers Tales of Scientific Discovery
April 28, 2016
Does a reader need to be scientist — specifically, a plant pathologist — to appreciate a book about the history of discovering and treating plant diseases? Not if the reader appreciates history, science, and their broader lessons as conveyed through "The Bacterium of Many Colors" by Dr. Robert Harveson, UNL Plant Pathologist at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center.
Women in Agriculture Conference April 8 at Sidney
March 23, 2016
Information, inspiration, and advice are on tap at the Women in Agriculture Conference: Improving Agriculture, Improving Lives, scheduled for Friday, April 8 at Sidney.
The event will run from 8:15 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Country Inn & Suites, 664 Chase Blvd.
The conference is intended for women