BY Leslie Reed, UNL Communication | February 25, 2021 Christopher Neale (right), director of research with the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, appears with team members who tested an eddy covariance flux tower to measure cropland greenhouse gas emissions. Courtesy Photo LINCOLN â University of NebraskaâLincoln researchers affiliated with the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute have received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to better quantify carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions connected with corn production fields in the Midwest. The high-tech effort is included in the first phase of the Smart Farms program launched by the Energy Departmentâs Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The data gathered during the three-year project will help inform American farmers to improve their operations and participate in bioenergy and carbon markets expected to develop in coming years. Â