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2024 Water, Crops and Soil Health Field Day Itinerary
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:15 a.m. NRCS Rainfall Demonstration
10:00 a.m. Field Tours
June 13, 2023
Research updates from UNL Cropping Systems Specialists regarding research being Conducted at the Stumpf International Wheat Center
About Jerry
My name is Jerry Volesky and I am a Professor and Range and Forage Specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Research, Extension and Education Center located in North Platte. I have been with UNL for 28 years. In January of this year, I also assumed the position of Interim Director of the Center for Grassland Studies.
What is your position at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center?
About Rick
I grew up on a farm and ranch in central North Dakota. I have been in Animal Science for 19 years. Previously, I have worked as an extension educator, a nutritionist for a feed company, the rodeo coach for Chadron State College, and was a beef extension specialist for Montana State in Miles City. I received my BS from North Dakota State University, my MS from Montana State University, my Ph.D. from the University of Wyoming, and I completed a Post Doc at Colorado State University in Reproductive Biotechnology.
I grew up in Louisville, Kentucky and completed my PhD in Entomology at the University of Kentucky in 2012. I started at UNL in March 2014.
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