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).

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  • 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

Poll: Rural Nebraskans Strongly Support Renewable Energy

July 11, 2008

Rural Nebraskans overwhelmingly support aggressive pursuit of renewable forms of energy to resolve the energy crisis, according to the Nebraska Rural Poll. Yet Nebraska is one of 18 states with no standards to require such development.

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Application Timing and Preharvest Intervals for Wheat Fungicides

July 2, 2008

Double Check the Restrictions for Your Fungicide

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Figure 1. Septoria leaf blotch in wheat.

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Should Hail-Damaged Corn be Treated With Foliar Fungicides?

June 27, 2008

With the frequent hail events that have pounded Nebraska corn fields, many have questioned whether a foliar fungicide should be applied to protect the remaining injured foliage from infection by pathogens.

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Start Scouting for Soybean Aphids

July 3, 2008

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Soybean aphid

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