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Soil Management

Andrea Basche in a field of cover crop planted into corn stubble

October 3, 2019

Which Farming Practices Help Soils Absorb Heavy Rains?

By Andrea Basche – Associate Professor in Cropping Systems Scott Schrage - University Communication

Soil probe

October 17, 2023

Soil Sampling for Better Fertilization Decisions

By Javed Iqbal - Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist, Laila Puntel - Extension Soil Fertility and Precision Ag Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist, Charles Wortmann - Emeritus Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

farmer in corn field

August 11, 2020

Towards 4Rs Nutrient Stewardship Concept: An Illustration of N Rate and Timing for Optimizing Corn Yield and Profits

Dr. Bijesh Maharjan standing in a field

January 4, 2021

Soils School to Feature Latest Strategies in Soil Management

Crop planted in green cover crop

February 18, 2021

Planting Green Questionnaire – Simple Analysis

By Chris Proctor - Weed Management Extension Educator, Katja Koehler-Cole - Extension Educator, Daren Redfearn - Associate Professor Agronomy, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

Soil samples

April 28, 2021

Can Cover Crops Offset the Negative Impacts of Corn Silage?

By Lindsey Anderson, Humberto Blanco - Professor of Soil Science, Mary Drewnoski - Beef Systems Specialist, Jim MacDonald - Associate Professor in Animal Science

Aerial view of field

November 11, 2021

University to Host Soil Health Summit on Nov. 19

By IANR News Release

Soils School presenter mugshots

January 6, 2022

Soils School to Feature Soil, Water, Nutrient Management Concepts

Soil in hands

January 19, 2022

Funding Available for Farmers to Establish Soil Health Demonstration Projects

By Nebraska NRCS News Release

Soil health practices graph

February 17, 2022

Motivation and Challenges in Adopting Soil Health Practices

By Saurav Das - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Deepak Ghimire - Graduate Research Assistant in Agronomy, Keith Berns - Healthy Soils Task Force Chair, Mike McDonald - Nebraska Soil Health Coalition, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

Farm soil

April 12, 2022

NRCS-UNL Collaborative Research on the Soil Health Gap Analysis in Nebraska

By Saurav Das - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Aaron Hird - USDA NRCS, State Soil Health Specialist, Bijesh Maharjan - Extension Soil and Nutrient Management Specialist

Published: April 21, 2022 | Updated: April 17, 2025

Using Emergency Tillage to Control Wind Erosion

By John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator, Karen DeBoer - Former Extension Educator, John Smith - Retired Machinery Systems Engineer, PREC