Bruno Lena

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2715 13th St Columbus NE 68601-4916
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Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy (2010) and MSc and PhD degree in Agricultural System Engineering (2016). Worked two years as an Assistant Professor at Mid-West State University in Brazil. Worked for three years as a Post-Doctorate at Auburn University. Have 15+ years of experience with crop water demand, irrigation scheduling, soil moisture sensing technologies, soil-water-plant-atmosphere relations, and precision irrigation.<br>I help producers within Platte, Boone, and Nance Counties to find the best management practices that fit their daily operations, increase their profitability, and reduce environmental impact. Use of soil moisture sensor-based irrigation schedule to promote irrigation best management practices. Use conservation practices to mitigate the nitrate issues in the groundwater. Develop management plans for more resilient farming. Use of high levels of interaction, such as co-learning and co-participatory extension approaches, to increase the adoption and retention of more efficient, profitable, and sustainable farming practices.

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  • BS, Londrina State University, 2010
  • MS, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, 2013
  • Ph D, "Luiz de Queiroz" College of Agriculture, 2016

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  • EZ 7 Eastern NE Awareness Water Applicat, Ne Soybean Board, October 2022

Bronze Soybeans a Response to Variety, Weather

September 19, 2008

This year you may have noticed an unusual soybean leaf color — bronze or dark gold rather than the more typical bright yellow — as soybeans begin to mature. This is not due to a fungus and does not indicate a problem.

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Sunflower Frost

September 19, 2008

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Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 2%

September 19, 2008

Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 ormore head, contained 1.96 million cattle on feed on September 1, according to USDA's NationalAgricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office. The inventory was up 2% from lastyear but 4% below September 1, 2006.

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Wind Power - What Landowners Need To Know

September 19, 2008

UNL Extension will be hosting educational workshops on wind power and landowner issues in October. Workshops will be

- 6-10 p.m. October 6 in Valentine at the Cherry County Courthouse, and
- 8 a.m. to noon October 7 in Norfolk at the Lifelong Learning Center.

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UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Open House Oct. 11

September 19, 2008

Prospective and transfer students can learn more about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources during the Experience the Power of Red Open House Oct. 11.

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UNL Ag Economist: Nebraska Crop Producers Face Most Profitable Year Ever

September 19, 2008

This year is shaping up as a "bin-busting" year for Nebraska crop producers, as surging revenues are likely to result in a $1.5 billion increase in that sector's net farm income, said a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist.

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Nebraska Crop Budgets for 2009

September 12, 2008

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