3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (350+ words) Backyard Farmer" will travel to the scenic Platte River corridor near Gretna to record an episode May 30. The public is invited to attend this free event at Schramm Park State Recreation Area, 21502 W. Hwy. 31, east of the Schramm Education Center Building....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (748+ words) On Nebraska ranches where families have managed the same land for generations, decisions about grazing, infrastructure and stewardship are rarely made for a single season. Instead, they are shaped by decades of observation, evolving research and a deep sense of…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (806+ words) How should soil and the field that studies it be defined? Experts disagree on what should be called soil, reflecting the tension between long-standing traditions and the field's changing frontiers. "Soil science has enormous, untapped potential," Nebraska's Aaron Lee M. Daigh…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (226+ words) Nebraska Today During the University of Nebraska'Lincoln's spring break week, 10 students traveled alongside four School of Natural Resources instructors to central Nebraska to watch as hundreds of thousands of sandhill cranes descended on the Platte River. The cranes rest in…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (178+ words) On March 14, three larger-than-life bronze bison statues created by Nebraska artist Gary Staab will pause their weeklong, cross-country journey from Colorado to the Smithsonian Institution with a visit to the University of Nebraska State Museum-Morrill Hall. From 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. , the museum…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (311+ words) This year marks 50 years of Nebraska Extension's Embryology program in Lancaster County, providing two generations of students the experience of hatching baby chicks in their classrooms. Embryology " the study of embryo development " is taught in every third-grade classroom in Lincoln…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (364+ words) School of Natural Resources professors looking for a way to bring their research alive often need look no further than Room 321. There, Ian Ratcliffe offers 20 years of experience working with remote sensing and geographic information systems to manage and analyze…...