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Fellows program leaders Amber Ross (left) and Andrew Ambriz (right) stand with one of their four student fellows, Megan Coan (middle), during a celebration at the end of the 2019 program.

University helps city youth become rural leader

December 18, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Sam Wortman (left), associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, and Caleb Wehrbein, a senior plant biology major, harvest peppers to evaluate their quality in an on-campus variety trial that carried on during the pandemic.

New decision support tool available to specialty crop producers

December 17, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

The Crunch Off event, led by the Nebraska Department of Education, encourages healthy eating, supports local agriculture and helps students and community members gain a deeper understanding of the food system. Nebraska has won the event for the second-straight year.

Nebraska wins Crunch Off competition for second straight year

December 15, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Michelle Krehbiel

Grant extends library makerspace program through June 2021

December 14, 2020

Nebraska Extension and community volunteers combine flood relief efforts in spring 2019, after floods ravaged much of the state. (Photo by Jason Wessendorf, Verdigre Eagle)

Research exploring ways to help the helpers in the wake of natural disasters

December 11, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

A vendors sells produce at the Fallbrook Farmers Market in northwest Lincoln on July 23. A new $1 million, three-year grant will allow Nebraska Extension to expand the Double Up Food Bucks program to more grocery stores and farmers markets across the state.

Grant expands Nebraska SNAP recipients’ access to fresh produce

December 1, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Scouting Bees

Scouting goes on, with help of Nebraska U faculty

November 23, 2020

Need help with that bird? Nebraska Extension offers turkey tips

November 19, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

pumpkins

Inaugural Nebraska Specialty Crop Conference coming in February

November 16, 2020

Nebraska native, alum marks 30 years of horticulture, outreach

October 20, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Four in 10 rural Nebraskans surveyed say their economic well-being is dependent on the success of production agriculture, according to the 2020 Nebraska Rural Poll.

Poll: Ag remains a driver of economic well-being for most rural Nebraskans

October 12, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

BYF Garden

Pandemic boosts popularity of gardening, ‘Backyard Farmer’

October 8, 2020

Agriculture & Environment