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A field of sugar beets on a bright day.

USDA grants boost Husker research on sugar beet nitrogen management, agroforestry

August 9, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Close-up of wheat plants with binary code streaming onto them.

University to host national conference on ag data network creation

August 1, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Federal, state and university leaders stand with shovels in hand at the USDA's National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture groundbreaking, which was May 6 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

University leaders celebrate additional proposed funding for USDA facility

July 16, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Timothy Thielen, arms full of plants, talks with a youth.

Website creates online market for Indigenous entrepreneurs

June 12, 2024

Society & Culture

A woman with a microphone speaks while standing in front of three men and a woman seated in chairs.

Heuermann Lecture panel touts Nebraska’s ag tech strength

May 31, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

'What happens next in agriculture will happen first in Nebraska'

May 8, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Federal, state and university leaders stand with shovels in hand at the USDA's National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture groundbreaking, which was May 6 at Nebraska Innovation Campus.

Construction begins on groundbreaking precision ag research center

May 6, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Nate Thorson, research manager for NFarms, stands next to a monitor.

NFarms research will bring precision ag innovations to producers

January 17, 2024

Agriculture & Environment

Paul Kononoff hooks up Lila, a 10-month old jersey cow, in a portable booth, where her breath will be measured and sampled.

Husker team receives $5M grant to reduce methane emissions from cattle

December 18, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Aerial rendering of the $160 million USDA laboratory building and greenhouse facility that will be built at Nebraska Innovation Campus. Work is scheduled to begin in 2024.

Journal Star highlights progress on USDA lab at NIC

November 28, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Shuai Nie and Yijie Xiong

Interdisciplinary team bringing wireless connectivity to Nebraska farmers

November 3, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Two Wahoo Public Schools students join Josh Synder, director of learning for the school district, and Sarah Buckley, sustainable landscape coordinator for the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, in planting trees on the grounds of Wahoo High School.

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum receives $10M to boost urban trees

September 20, 2023

Agriculture & Environment