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

Farmland Values in Nebraska Panhandle up 13% from Last Year - UNL CropWatch, July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013

Farmland values increased in the Panhandle over the last year, but not as much as they did statewide, according to a report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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Irrigation Meter Calculator

This app calculates the number of inches of water applied by irrigation over a given time. Begin by selecting the type of measurement unit used by your irrigation flow meter. The units are usually located just below the rolling numbers (like the odometer on your car).

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Soybean Aphid Management Guidelines

July 12, 2013

Scouting Methods

There are two methods to scout and determine if an insecticide treatment is warranted: a conventional scouting method using the 250 aphid/plant economic threshold and a speed scouting method.

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Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Volunteer Soybeans in Corn - UNL CropWatch, July 2, 2013

Volunteer soybeans in corn

Figure 1. Volunteer soybean at first trifoliate leaf stage in a corn field near Mead. (Photo by Amit Jhala).

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