Panhandle Research, Extension & Education Center

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At the UNL Panhandle Research, Extension & Education Center, we innovate and conduct research to make life better for Nebraska ag producers, rural communities, businesses, children, and families. Our 19 program specialists, extension educators and research scientists work with local stakeholders to identify and prioritize challenges facing western Nebraska. They share ideas and collaborate with colleagues across the nation and world to discover solutions to local problems.

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A quick look at Perkins County winter pea trails

Dipak Santra, UNL alternative crops breeding specialist, discusses the Winter Pea plots at UNL Stumpf in Perkins County.

Nebraska Soil Health School: Assessing the performance of fall planted cover crop cultivars grown as monocultures vs. mixtures in west central Nebraska

UNL Graduate student Bridget McKinley discusses a research project she's working on for the performance of fall-planted cover crops.

Nebraska Soil Health School: Field pea and chickpea in wheat-fallow to improve soil health and crop yield

UNL graduate student Sujani De Silva discusses a project she's working on entitled "Field pea and chickpea in wheat-fallow to improve soil health and crop yield.”
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Sorting dry beans for the next generation to plant

The best dry beans are sorted by hand for planting the next generation at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center.

PREEC Irrigation Series: Text alerts

Xin Qiao, Nebraska Extension Irrigation, Water Management Specialist, discusses how growers can now get the Crop Water Use table by text.

PREEC Irrigation Series: Welcome

Xin Qiao, Nebraska Extension Irrigation, Water Management Specialist, discusses a new feature recently implemented, on Aug. 9, 2023, at the Peer Learning Agricultural Network website (https://phrec-irrigation.com) to help better understand soil moisture readings for capacitance soil moisture probes.
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Aerial view of East Campus Mall.