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High Plains Ag Lab continues to advance crop, livestock production


Nebraska Extension
LINCOLN, Neb. As the new year begins, all is quiet at the research plots at the High Plains Agricultural Lab 6 miles northwest of Sidney, Neb. Winter wheat fields are dormant, and other fields await the spring planting season.
But inside, scientists and support staff are analyzing data, planning for 2021 and doing other tasks to carry out research aimed at helping crop and livestock producers in this semi-arid region be more efficient, sustainable and profitable.
The High Plains Ag Lab is operated by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, under the supervision of the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at Scottsbluff, 75 miles to the northwest. ....

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