December 12, 2021
Panhandle Perspectives: Soil Disease Index, tool for managing sugarbeet diseases, available for growers
For more than 20 years, the UNL Panhandle Research and Extension Center's Plant Pathology Program has been using a soil index test as a forecasting tool for sugarbeet root diseases in Nebraska.
November 15, 2021
Student Spotlight: Rosalba Rodriguez Pena
Meet Rosalba Rodriguez Pena, doctorate student from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic graduating in 2022 with a plant pathology degree.
November 1, 2021
Student Spotlight: Katherine LaTourrette
Meet Katherine LaTourrette, doctorate student from Loveland, Colorado graduating in May 2023 in complex biosystems: integrative plant biology.
September 30, 2021
More Farm Sci-Ed videos available to view online
Eight video episodes have been released and available to view online in the Farm Sci-Ed video series, which highlights the “science and education behind farming” and integrated pest management research.
September 2, 2021
Backyard Farmer to film season finale with live audience Sept. 1
Lincoln, Neb. —The Backyard Farmer panel will hold a Q&A session with a live audience Sept. 1 beginning at 5 p.m. in the Backyard Farmer Garden on the UNiversity of Nebraska-Lincoln East Campus. The session will last for about 45 minutes before the filming of the Backyard Farmer season finale. Chairs will be available for the live audience.
August 26, 2021
Farm Sci-Ed video series kicks off
The Farm Sci-Ed program focusing on highlighting the “science and education behind farming” and integrated pest management research this week has released its first video in a series of videos about research projects happening within the Nebraska Panhandle, with more to come on a regular basis.
August 17, 2021
Student Spotlight: Sourav Pal
Meet Sourav Pal, doctorate plant pathology student graduating in December from Khardaha, India.
August 9, 2021
Nebraska Extension Provides In-Field Training in August on Corn and Soybean Production
Nebraska Extension is providing in-field training opportunities during two upcoming crop management diagnostic clinics. Training includes a Midwest corn production clinic on Aug. 25 and a Midwest soybean production clinic on Aug. 26.
July 1, 2021
Gamma Sigma Delta recognizes initiates and award recipients
The Nebraska Chapter of the Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta, has welcomed 17 new members in agricultural sciences, natural resources, education and human sciences, biological systems engineering and their related sciences and technologies.
June 28, 2021
Faculty Spotlight: Amy Timmerman
Meet Amy Timmerman, cropping and water Nebraska Extension educator in Holt, Boyd, Brown, Rock, Keya Paha and Cherry counties.