Charles Wortmann

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Work Keim Hall (Keim) 202
Lincoln NE 68583-0915
US
Work 402-472-2811 On campus, dial 2-2811
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Faculty Bio

Research Cited in CW
How Manure Impacts Soil Aggregation

Sorghum field

Crop Progress: Sorghum to Complete Harvest 2022

November 22, 2022
As of Nov. 20, sorghum harvest was at 98%. Winter wheat condition remained stable, while pastures and range conditions had a slight improvement.

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Distillers' grain
Erin Ehnle Brown/realagstock (Photo courtesy Center for Agricultural Profitability)

The Impact of Low Stocks-to-use Ratio and the Ukraine-Russia Conflict on the Distillers-to-Corn Price Ratio

November 17, 2022
Department of Ag Economics Assistant Professor Elliott Dennis assesses the distiller grains market in Nebraska using weekly FOB bid level prices for DDG, MWDG and WDG from ethanol plants.

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Research project team
Members of the Field-Nets research team pose in a soybean field on East Campus with their millimeter wave radios with phased-array antennas. The researchers (from left) are Santosh Pitla, Qiang Liu, Yufeng Ge, Christos Argyropoulos and Mehmet Can Vuran. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing)

Project Aims to Boost Ag Tech Through Improved Field Connectivity

November 17, 2022
A Nebraska research team is designing a next-generation wireless network for agricultural fields that would catalyze an array of digital farming technologies and buoy the businesses of countless farmers.

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Geese on lake
Geese silhouetted against a Nebraska sunset. (CropWatch file photo)

Hunting Leases and Legal Considerations

November 17, 2022
Extension Educator Jessica Groskopf and Ag Law Specialist Dave Aiken review Nebraska recreation and agrotourism laws, ways to mitigate liability, working with multiple tenants and developing hunting lease agreements.

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IANR campus

IANR Celebrates Third Consecutive Year of Record-breaking Research Funding in 2022

November 17, 2022
Researchers in all disciplines of study across the institute received funding for a wide variety of projects to advance agriculture and natural resources resilience across Nebraska and around the world.

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November precipitation

Weekly Agricultural Weather Update — Nov. 15, 2022

November 16, 2022
The current outlook for November includes rainfall for eastern Nebraska and snow for the west on Thanksgiving, followed by a potentially statewide snow event beginning on Black Friday.

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Young farmer

USDA Provides Nearly $24M Boost for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

November 16, 2022
The funds will support projects that assist farmers and ranchers with managing capital, acquiring and managing land, and learning effective business and farming practices.

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Wheat field

USDA NASS to Collect 2022 Crop Production and Stocks Data

November 16, 2022
Results of the the survey will be published in the Crop Production Annual Summary and the quarterly Grain Stocks report on Jan. 12 on USDA NASS's site.

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