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UNL ranks in top 10% worldwide for agriculture, natural resources

Lina Lopez-Corona operates an IANR robot to measure corn

UNL ranks in top 10% worldwide for agriculture, natural resources

Nebraska Mesonet launches improved, real-time weather data

Agriculture/Environment/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/National Drought Mitigation Center/Weather/

Husker research points to increased water use efficiency for crops

Agriculture/Biochemistry/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

groundbreaking for USDA precision ag center

University leaders celebrate additional proposed funding for USDA facility

Ribbon cutting celebrated for UNL’s feedlot research, teaching, extension center

Agriculture/Research Infrastructure/

Rajib Saha and Niaz Bahar Chowdhury

Husker researchers using metabolic model to study temperature stress on corn

Agriculture/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/

University releases web-based nitrogen management tool for corn growers

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Nebraska Extension/

two African farmers in field

NU institute lands $19 million grant to advance global food security

Agriculture/Daugherty Global Water for Food Institute/irrigation/

Roundtable participants Katie Zenk, Leah Vinton, Jennifer Lester Moffitt, Bill McKelvey, Rachel McGinnis Millsap, Nancy Williams, Mike Boehm, Christa Hartsook, Lizandra Lorenzo, Bill Crooks, Katie Nixon, Mary Emery and Dominga Francisco

USDA official visits university to discuss $25M grant for Rural Prosperity Nebraska

Agriculture/Food Security/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Rural Prosperity Nebraska/

Brian Vander Ley with cow

Gene-edited calf may reduce reliance on antimicrobials against cattle disease

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences/

vendor at farmers market

Rural Prosperity Nebraska receives $25M USDA award for Regional Food Center

Agriculture/Food Security/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Rural Prosperity Nebraska/

computerized image of corn plant's root system

Nebraska researchers identify genes that help corn adapt to new environments

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

soybean harvest

Weather Ready Farms program rolling out to Nebraska

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/Nebraska Extension/

Study: Southeast Asia must close yield gap to remain major rice bowl

Agriculture/Crop Yields/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Rajib Saha and Niaz Bahar Chowdhury

Researchers study corn root growth under nitrogen-poor conditions

Agriculture/Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Crop Yields/

Husker researchers develop tool to make irrigation more efficient

Agriculture/Biological Systems Engineering/irrigation/School of Natural Resources/

closeup of a hyperspectral data cube

Go big infrared: Husker imaging system streamlines analysis of seeds

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Computer Science/Holland Computing Center/Nebraska Innovation Campus/

aerial shot of corn harvest

Nebraska study finds climate, field management hold keys to increased crop yields

Agriculture/Crop Yields/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Researchers analyze roadmaps toward larger, greener global rice bowl

aerial photo of sorghum growing

Husker team gains momentum toward developing nitrogen-efficient crops

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Biological Systems Engineering/

photo composite of computers at work in Schorr Center and combines harvesting wheat in Perkins County

American Rescue request eyes next-generation ag, computing research

Agriculture/Holland Computing Center/Nebraska Innovation Campus/

rural road flanked by crops

Local crops could provide green solution for blacktop repair

Agriculture/civil and environmental engineering/

Sierra Conway collecting RNA from corn

Husker researcher part of multi-university effort to improve ag decision making

Agriculture/Crop Yields/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

solitary plant in cracked earth

$960K USDA grant to advance research on crop, livestock traits

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

James Schnable and Rebecca Roston

Model predicts gene responses to cold across diverse plant species

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Christopher Neale with colleagues

Data collection project to help farmers address greenhouse gas emissions

Agriculture/Daugherty Global Water for Food Institute/

Rahab Kinyanjui shows images of plant species to young herders

Researchers find ways to push international research forward, despite COVID-19

Agriculture/COVID-19/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Fortenberry achieves $11M in funding for USDA agriculture research facility at Nebraska

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Buffer could limit environmental spread of antibiotic resistance

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Nebraska among world’s best universities for ag, forestry

Agriculture/Forestry/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Scientist establishes concept for soil health management

Agriculture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Harvesting innovation: Husker researchers kick off planting season

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources/

Research examining viability of mint as new Panhandle crop

Prototype uses light to gauge composition, density of subsoils

Agriculture/Biological Systems Engineering/

Study IDs strengths, obstacles for sustainable ag research

Nebraska team links wild wheat gene to drought tolerance in cultivated wheat

Decades of research brings Rachel Lloyd back to the fore

Water into swine: U.S. using less water for livestock than in 1960

Researchers to tackle irrigation decision-making via USDA grant

Husker entomologist receives early career innovation award

Agriculture/Awards/Entomology/

Nebraska team merges machine learning, plant genetics to maximize sorghum potential

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Plant Science/

Gap growing between irrigated, rain-fed crop yields

Agriculture/Biological Systems Engineering/Engineering/

Stalk-worn sensor to measure crops’ water use

Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources/Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Crop Yields/Plant Science/

Cover crop research team receives Nebraska Environmental Trust grant

Nebraska leads effort to develop hybrid wheat

Agriculture/Social Media Posts/

Researchers collaborate to target antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Agriculture/Nebraska Extension/Social Media Posts/

Study of sorghum-munching aphids earns NSF award

Agriculture/CAREER/

Yield gap study finds China can meet rice demand despite land changes

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/International Engagement/Yield Gap/

Bell, Dawes, Scalora, Tsymbal earn top NU honors

Agriculture/English/Physics/Psychology/Public Policy/

Sequenced genome of ancient crop could raise yields

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Plant Science/

Experiments underscore overlooked aspect of defending corn from pest

Agriculture/Entomology/Plant Science/

Agricultural economists study how moral hazard affects crop insurance

Agricultural Economics/Agriculture/Policies/

Study allows Husker grad student to hang with bats

Agriculture/Natural Resources/Wildlife Conservation/

Research shows fighting world hunger can be profitable

Agricultural Economics/Agriculture/Food Security/

Husker researchers look to control juniper invasion

Nebraska’s Center for Plant Science Innovation is transforming agriculture

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Plant Science/

Husker-led research team to examine irrigation’s role in precipitation

Agriculture/Climate Change/Natural Resources/

Nebraska’s Veterinary Diagnostic Center advances research efforts

Agriculture/Social Media Posts/

360 degrees, 180 seconds: New technique speeds analysis of crop traits

Agriculture/Biological Systems Engineering/Plant Science/

Land-cover changes likely intensified Dust Bowl drought

Agriculture/Climatology/Drought/

South Korean company bases U.S. headquarters at Innovation Campus

Agriculture/Animal Science/

Bee Lab brews up a busy summer of research, outreach

University joins national ag research initiative

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Policies/

Dev receives early career honor from USDA affiliate

Agriculture/Early Childhood/Education/

Study: Climate effects on ag yields vary by location, crop

Agriculture/Climate Change/Plant Science/

Husker research to advance tractor testing techniques

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Biological Systems Engineering/

Research shows large-scale irrigation reduces local precipitation

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Natural Resources/

University, state officials collaborate on trade mission to Japan

Agriculture/Economic Development/International Engagement/

Nebraska research assists state’s craft brewing industry

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Food Science/

Banerjee explores incentives, nudges for coordinated land use

Agricultural Economics/Agriculture/Environment/

Is Africa the world’s next breadbasket? Nebraska study says it’s unlikely

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Food/Energy/Water/

Nebraska project aims to improve land use efficiency

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Natural Resources/

Study unearths benefits, limits of fertilizing soybeans

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Food/Energy/Water/

Husker scientists aim to boost Arctic’s resilience

Agriculture/Climate Change/Natural Resources/

NSF grant to boost graduate education in ag resilience

Agriculture/Climate Change/Education/

University leads research into heat-tolerant crops

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Plant Science/

Student-driven series brings science to the masses

Agriculture/Communication Studies/Education/

Why a single nuke’s impact shouldn’t only be measured in megatons

Agriculture/Climate Change/Drought/

Warning system gets the early drop on drought

Agriculture/Drought/Environment/

Vetter named Yeutter Institute diplomat in residence

Agriculture/In the News/International Engagement/

National study examines psychology of water use

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Nebraska Water Center/

Study describes spread of weed’s resistance to herbicide

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Plant Science/

Nebraska researchers join national team studying psychology of water use

Agriculture/Environment/Food/Energy/Water/

Agpocalypse project highlights food-energy-water nexus

Agriculture/Food Science/Food/Energy/Water/

Blast off: Insights could combat rice-infecting fungus

Agriculture/Food Security/Plant Science/

New online tool helps growers find on-farm research results

Agriculture/Natural Resources/Nebraska Extension/

Nebraska part of national research initiative to improve cover crops

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Plant Science/

State groundwater levels recovering from 2012 drought

Agriculture/Drought/Food/Energy/Water/

Project aims to develop agriculture, natural resource professionals

Agriculture/Education/Environment/

Project aims to boost global wheat yields

Agriculture/Agronomy and Horticulture/Plant Science/

Swedish Academy of Sciences honors Cassman

Agriculture/Honors/

Study: Maximizing grain yields won’t meet future African needs

Agriculture/International Engagement/Yield Gap/

That stings: Study finds insecticide hurts queen bees’ egg-laying abilities

Agriculture/Entomology/Environment/

Study in contrasts: System advances analysis of corn

Agriculture/Crop Yields/Greenhouse Innovation Center/

NIC system advances analysis of corn

Agriculture/Nebraska Innovation Campus/Plant Science/

NSF grant to support next-gen underground sensors

Agriculture/Engineering/Technology/

Faculty startup locates at Nebraska Innovation Campus

Agriculture/Food/Energy/Water/Nebraska Innovation Campus/

Argentine officials discuss ag cooperation

Agriculture/International Engagement/

NU leading projects to help MENA region respond to drought

Agriculture/Climate Change/Drought/International Engagement/

UNL earns $20M to research ways to improve crop productivity

Agriculture/EPSCoR/Genomics/Plant Science/

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