Nebraska Extension to host first Nebraska Sprayer Drone Conference on March 28

Nebraska Extension to host first Nebraska Sprayer Drone Conference on March 28

Nebraska Extension is hosting the first sprayer drone conference in Nebraska on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Aurora. This one-day event will provide participants an opportunity to interact with fellow sprayer drone enthusiasts and learn the necessary steps to enter the sprayer drone arena. The conference is for anyone who…
National Biodiesel Day: Industry Celebrates Feedstock Innovation

National Biodiesel Day: Industry Celebrates Feedstock Innovation

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - On National Biodiesel Day, March 18, the clean fuels industry celebrates a milestone in renewable fuel history while honoring the legacy of Rudolf Diesel, the visionary behind the diesel engine. Diesel originally designed his engine to operate on peanut oil, recognizing the potential of vegetable oils as…
Nebraska and Kansas Honey Production

Nebraska and Kansas Honey Production

Nebraska - Honey production in 2023 from Nebraska producers with five or more colonies totaled 1.58 million pounds, up 6% from 2022, according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. There were 33,000 honey producing colonies in Nebraska during 2023, down 3% from 2022.Average yield was 48 pounds per colony,…
Ag Literacy Week with the Telling the Story Project

Ag Literacy Week with the Telling the Story Project

Join Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health in celebrating Ag Literacy Week this week, March 18-22, as they share messages from the Telling the Story Project. The goal of agricultural literacy is to help youth become aware of how the agricultural industry works - not just where food comes…
Dryland cropping system to be focus of upcoming Nebraska Soil Health School

Dryland cropping system to be focus of upcoming Nebraska Soil Health School

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) will host a Nebraska Soil Health School on Wednesday, April 24, at UNL’s High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney. Registration and refreshments will begin at 7:30 a.m., followed by a welcome from the event’s organizer, Bijesh Maharjan, UNL associate professor. Following last year’s successful Soil…
Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program announces 2024-25 scholarship recipients

Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program announces 2024-25 scholarship recipients

The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2024-25 academic year. The one-time scholarships will be awarded to over 100 students totaling $189,000 for the ensuing academic year.  The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program was established in 2010 as a gift…
Noted soil chemist to talk about climate-resilient agriculture March 26

Noted soil chemist to talk about climate-resilient agriculture March 26

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Rattan Lal, a pioneer in soil-centric agricultural management to improve food security globally and a leader in developing climate resilient agriculture, will give the 2024 Roscoe Ellis, Jr. Lecture in Soil Science at Kansas State University on March 26. Lal’s talk – Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Management…