West Central Research and Extension Center

Water & Crops Field Day

Please join us for the UNL West Central Research & Extension Center Water & Crops Field day on Thursday, August 23, 2018. .Learn and see irrigation practices and cropping systems on a farm scale that maintain or increase crop production while conserving water. No cost. Register by Monday, August 20, 2018.

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Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory 19th Annual Open House

Please join us at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory for the 19th Annual Open House on Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Presentations will be given throughout the day on various aspects of cattle and natural resource management.

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Makerspaces Transform Rural Communities

A variety of creative and learning projects are within reach of rural Nebraskans at the traveling Library Innovation Studio, also known as makerspace, at the Bridgeport Public Library this summer.

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Juntos 4-H Pilots in Nebraska

A new program offered by Nebraska Extension aims to help the state’s Latino students reach high school graduation and attend college.

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Communities Wanted for CEC2019 and 2020

The Nebraska Extension’s Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities (CEC) Conference team is seeking engaged communities to serve as hosts for the 2019 and 2020 conferences to be held in the spring of each year. Conference planners are anticipating hosting the CEC conference in Nebraska’s Southeast region in 2019 and Northeast region in 2020.

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District Interest

TAPS Competition

Daran Rudnick, Nebraska Extension Agriculture Water Management Specialist, outlines 2017’s Testing Ag Performance Solutions contest, in which teams competed to manage profitability, efficiency and yield.

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Winter Wheat Condition

Bob Klein, Nebraska Extension western Nebraska crops specialist, describes how dry soils could threaten the state's winter wheat crop.

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Dicamba Survey

Rodrigo Werle, Nebraska Extension cropping systems specialist, outlines the results of Nebraska Extension’s dicamba survey.

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Which Bt Traits Do You Need to Purchase?

When it comes to buying corn seed, avoid investing in GMO insect protection you don't need. This guide looks at available traits and which proteins are effective on which pest species to help growers select the product best suited to their fields.

Benefits and Challenges of Using Dicamba

Bob Klein, Nebraska Extension western Nebraska crops specialist, talks about the benefits and challenges of using dicamba.

Terminating Cover Crops

Rodrigo Werle, Nebraska Extension cropping systems specialist, explains how farmers can terminate cover crops before corn or soybean planting.