Leslie Johnson

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Graduate Student
Post-Baccalaureate
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57905 866 Rd Concord NE 68728-2828
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Work 402-584-3818 On campus, dial 7-3818
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I am the Animal Manure Management Extension Educator at the University of Nebraska. My role includes facilitating article development for manure.unl.edu and manure-related articles in other publications. I manage the online manure course and annual manure trainings across the state of Nebraska, as well as other manure programming in the state. I also serve as the webinar coordinator for the Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Community (https://lpelc.org) and am actively involved in the leadership team of the Soil Health Nexus (https://soilhealthnexus.org).

icon-academic-capEducation

  • BS, University of Nebraska, 2006
  • MS, University of Nebraska, 2015

icon-bookmark-starAwards & Honors

  • Communication Award, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 2021
  • Communication Award Finalist, National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 2021

Benefits of Switchgrass for Hay and Forage

April 18, 2008 

Switchgrass has been in the news lately as scientists research various options for biofuels, but amid the headlines don't overlook the benefits of this native warm-season grass for good pasture and hay.

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Pesticide Container Recycling at 39 Sites

Recycling Sites and Schedule Collection site categories are listed by county. Sites accepting 15-, 30- and 55-gallon plastic drums are noted.

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Nebraska Ranch Practicum Applications Due May 1

April 18, 2008 

The 2008 Nebraska Ranch Practicum gives ranchers natural resource training, insight into livestock production and cutting edge research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Sugarcane Aphid Alert

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(Left) Figure 1. Sugarcane aphid (Source: Pat Porter, Bugwood.org)

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