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tape measurer lined up against soybean plants in field

June 4, 2025

Timely Field Stand Counts

By Muhammad Ahmad - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Marcos Linzmeyer - Research Technician, Marcos Ventura - Research Scholar, Claudia Marchezan - Research Project Coordinator, Matias Gabilan - Research Scholar, Tiago Facco - Research Scholar , Victoria Brittes Inklman - MSc Student, Carlos De Oliveira Martins - MSc Student, Ronaldo Marchezan - Research Technician III, Ruby Collins - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Nicolás Cafaro La Menza – Cropping Systems Specialist, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

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December 20, 2024

How Digital is Agriculture in Nebraska?

By Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Joe Luck - Extension Precision Agriculture Engineer, Pablo Paccioretti - Post doctoral associate, Jose Cesario Pinto - Ph.D. Precision Ag Team , Laila Puntel - Extension Soil Fertility and Precision Ag Specialist

Close up of a tractor cab shows a joystick with orange accents, an auxiliary stick, and a touchscreen console running guidance and implement tools in soft daylight.

January 29, 2026

How Agri-Tech Is Reshaping Labor Demand in Nebraska Agriculture

By Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Aerial photograph of brown and black cattle moving across green field in a line.

January 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Pros and Cons of Drones, 2025 Season Review

By Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

DAWN infographic

March 6, 2025

DAWN Dashboard: A Decision Support Tool for the Corn Belt

By Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Christopher Neale - Director of Research, Water for Food Global Institute

corn yield map

March 6, 2025

Top Five Digital Agriculture Technologies Used in Nebraska

By Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Pablo Paccioretti - Post doctoral associate

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January 23, 2025

Barriers to Adoption of Digital Agriculture in Nebraska

By Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Joe Luck - Extension Precision Agriculture Engineer, Laila Puntel - Extension Soil Fertility and Precision Ag Specialist, Pablo Paccioretti - Post doctoral associate

Yield map on monitor

January 9, 2025

What Digital Tools are Used in Nebraska?

By Guillermo Balboa - Nutrient Management and Digital Agriculture, Joe Luck - Extension Precision Agriculture Engineer, Dirk Charlson - Statewide Digital Ag Extension Educator, Pablo Paccioretti - Post doctoral associate

George Meyer, left, and Wayne Woldt complete a preflight check on the Tempest unmanned aircraft. Both are professors in the UNL Department of Biological Systems Engineering.

August 17, 2016

UNL Professor Recognized for Resources on Unmanned Aerial Systems for Ag

By Shawna Richter-Ryerson - Communications Associate in the School of Natural Resources

(From left) Matt Headrick, George Meyer and Wayne Woldt conduct a preflight check on an unmanned aircraft system.

November 9, 2016

Nebraska Extension Offers Training on Unmanned Aircraft Systems

By IANR News Release

drone UAS

March 20, 2017

Program on Drones in Ag April 6 in Harrisburg

By David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

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April 25, 2017

Extension Home Study Course Prepares Drone Pilots for Exam

By Wayne Woldt - Extension Environmental Engineer