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Variety Testing

Proso millet field

November 6, 2024

Cooperative Proso Millet Testing in Second Year

By Amanda Easterly - Research Assistant Professor, Sally Jones-Diamond - Colorado State University Crops Testing Program Director

Woman examines specimen tube in laboratory

July 1, 2024

Researchers Look at Roots for Insight into Drought-tolerant Wheat

By Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist

Wheat variety trial plots

June 7, 2024

UNL Wheat Variety Tour Coming to Grant June 12

By Karlie Gerlach - West Central Research, Extension and Education Center Communication Specialist

April 23, 2024

Roston Talks Crop Resiliency Research with RFD-TV

People standing in wheat field

April 4, 2024

UNL Schedules 2024 Wheat Variety Tours

By Amanda Easterly - Research Assistant Professor

Spring pea field

September 21, 2023

Results for 2023 Nebraska Pea Variety Testing Released

By Dipak Santra - Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist

Tractor in on-farm research field

September 20, 2023

Growing Results: Direct Harvest of Dry Beans

Wheat plot tour participants in field

August 24, 2023

Nebraska Extension Aids Growers with Studies on Wheat Planting Varieties

By Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist

Farmers in field

July 5, 2023

Husker Wheat Research Focuses on Partnerships, Interdisciplinary Collaboration

By Geitner Simmons - IANR Media

Research team gather samples in field

May 25, 2023

Cover Crop Initiative Project has First Field Day in Western Nebraska

By Chabella Guzman - Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center Communications Specialist, Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Wheat variety tour attendees in field

May 25, 2023

Wheat Variety Trial Field Tours Across Nebraska in June

Jerry oat cover crop

February 23, 2023

Evaluation of Diverse Cover Crops Across Nebraska: Findings from Spring-planted Cover Crops in 2022

By Vesh R. Thapa - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Andrea Basche – Associate Professor in Cropping Systems, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Amanda Easterly - Research Assistant Professor, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Aaron Hird - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist

Dry beans after slow-darkening test

January 12, 2023

2022 Nebraska Dry Edible Bean Trial Results Available

Fall Seed Guide cover

September 1, 2022

Fall 2022 Seed Guide Available

By Amanda Easterly - Research Assistant Professor, Brian Maust - Agronomy Research Technologist, Cody Creech - Dryland Cropping Systems Specialist, Katherine Frels - Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

Field day attendees

June 13, 2022

2022 UNL High Plains Ag Lab Field Day Set for June 22

Field peas

June 8, 2022

UNL Field Pea Variety Trial Field Days Scheduled for June 20-22 in Grant, Sidney

Wheat variety tours banner

April 19, 2022

Wheat Variety Trial Field Tours Across Nebraska in June

Dipak Santra holding field peas

February 10, 2022

2021 Pea Variety Trial Results Available Online

By Dipak Santra - Alternative Crops Breeding Specialist, David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Dry bean field collage

January 6, 2022

2021 Nebraska Dry Edible Bean Trial Results Available

By David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Wheat Variety App

November 16, 2021

UNL Researchers Debut New Interactive Wheat Variety App

By Katy Moore - CropWatch Editor