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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NSHS to be held at Fort Robinson

The latest Nebraska Soil Health School will be on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Fort Robinson State Park.

What to consider when planting wheat

Wheat growers are getting ready to plant their fields. Cody Creech, Nebraska Extension dryland cropping specialist, says farmers have a lot to consider.

P.A.R.T.T. will feature researchers work

The annual Panhandle Agriculture Research and Technology Tour will be held on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the UNL Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. Entomologist Dr. Pin Chu Lai explains what growers will learn when the tour stops at her plot.
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Field Day hosted at two sites

The WESTCO-UNL Field Day for FFA students was held in Gering and at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff.

Sampling cover crops and soils

The Cover Crop Initiative Project is in its second year. In May, Vesh Thapa, UNL postdoctoral research associate, talked about their outing to sample soils and plants.

Planting chickpea trials

Nebraska Extension Dry Bean Breeder Carlos Urrea and his crew were out in late April planting chickpea trials at the Mitchell Ag Lab plots.
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