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.

icon-academic-capEducation

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

icon-business-chartResearch & Grants

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

Options for Drought-Depleted Pastures

May 9, 2008

It's decision time for ranchers whose pastures are suffering from drought.

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Olsen, Ibach Receive CASNR Alumni Awards

May 9, 2008

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Alumni Association presented its Achievement Award to Keith Olsen, president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, and its Service Award to Greg Ibach, director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

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NDA Funds Second Round Of Riparian Vegetation Proposals

May 9, 2008

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has awarded grants to five groupsto manage weeds and other overgrowth in sections of the Republican, North Platte, South Platte, and Platte rivers.

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Swine Seminar Gives Reproduction Information

May 9, 2008

A June 10 Advanced Swine Reproduction Seminar will offer pork producers insight on reproduction management.

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Field Updates

May 9, 2008

 

Extension Reports on Western Nebraska Wheat

 

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