The Farmers & Ranchers College was formed in January 2000 with the purpose of providing high quality, dynamic, up to date educational workshops for area agricultural producers in south central Nebraska through a collaborative effort between business, industry and higher education leaders. Furthermore, the Farmers & Ranchers College will provide the tools necessary so that agricultural producers will be able to respond positively to these changes using a profitable decision-making process.
Population growth puts a greater stress on expanding yields for food, which still encouraging resource stewardship. To help meet this challenge, we share unbiased, research‐based information for a diversified agricultural audience.
Active in all 93 counties and at extension.unl.edu/croppingwater
Cropping & Water Systems
Latest Updates from cropwatch.unl.edu
- Crop Insurance Workshop Oct. 19 in Grand Island
- Collaborative Project Seeks to Protect Agricultural Technology from Cyberattacks
- Preventing Weed Seed Distribution from Combines
- Weekly Agricultural Weather Update Sept. 20, 2022
- Pasture and Forage Minute: Monitoring Hay Quality and Pests, Early Cornstalk Harvest
- Free Farm and Ag Law Clinics Set for October
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- Comment Period Closes Oct. 7, 2022 for U.S. EPA’s Herbicide Atrazine Mitigation Docket