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LINCOLN, Neb. — University of Nebraska researchers and alumni contributed expertise to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Released by the Biden administration on Nov. 14, the report includes more than 500 authors and 250 contributors....
Ag Journal Online An Arctic air mass that surged into the plains this week was considered exceptional for its duration, with cities like Omaha recording its longest streak of teens and single digit temperatures since the 1980s. Generally, though, the overall trend has been warmer, which could expand the growing season and present new opportunities if managed right, according to Andrea Basche, an agronomist and cropping systems specialist at the University of Nebraska. Basche was a speaker during the recent University of Colorado Colorado Springs grain school forum, hosted in conjunction with ...
Curt Arens COVERS AND SOIL HEALTH: Dig into the details of cover crops and healthy soils by attending the Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference through livestream or at remote sites. Attend the conference by participating at remote sites or through a livestream format. Feb 08, 2021 There are many benefits to using cover crops, such as improved soil health and reduced erosion. It’s the details of how and what to do that can present challenges. The Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference will provide information to growers who are just getting start...
Nebraska City News-Press There are many benefits to utilizing cover crops, such as improved soil health and reduced erosion. It’s the details of how and what to do that can present challenges. The Nebraska Cover Crop and Soil Health Conference will provide information to growers who are just getting started with cover crops and to those who are already making cover crops part of their operation. The conference will take place on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. CST with in-person check in at 12:30 p.m. The conference will be webcast from the University of Nebraska Eastern Nebra...
Related Ron Rosmann’s 700-acre certified organic grain and livestock farm in Shelby County, Iowa is an island in a sea of very large conventional soy or corn operations. Farmers in the area don’t typically pay a lot of attention to the health of their soil—which has, on occasion, eroded onto his property. Others in the area operate concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). It’s not uncommon, for example, for one of his neighbor’s cattle manure lagoons to overflow into a nearby creek. While Rosmann is pleased that more farmers there are adopting cover crops to reduce erosion a...