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

No-till Planting Tips for a Dry Year - UNL CropWatch, March 27, 2013

Corn emerging among residue

Figure 1. Even emergence of corn amid residue cover.  (Photos by Paul Jasa)

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Tode Awards Recognize Results of SCN Sampling

March 21, 2013
 

The 'Tode Awards are given annually to Nebraska counties for their work in sampling for soybean cyst nematodes, the most devastating pest in our soybean. Last year SCN losses were estimated at $40 million in Nebraska and over $1 billion nationally.

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Checklist for Maintaining Your Pivot

March 14, 2013

The drought of 2012 has many irrigators trying to forget the past. Lack of rainfall and high daily ET rates kept irrigators on the run just trying to keep up. However, this is an excellent time to remember what occurred last summer and make corrections before the irrigation season begins again.

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