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News photos online
News media now can download photos that accompany IANR News Service stories from the Web. The site includes an archive of news photos distributed in 2005. New photos are added as their accompanying stories are distributed to media. The site also features a limited image gallery of stock photos. This service is free to news media. Details on how to use the site as well as links to photo archives are at: IANR News Photos |
Teens and cars
Most teens are eager to buy their first car. UNL Extension's Autotown is a Web tool that helps teens go through the steps to purchase a car and explore ongoing expenses. They can prepare a personal budget to see whether they can afford the car they've got their eye on. |
Soybean rust info
IANR's Trageting Soybean Rust site is a one-stop resource for Nebraska soybean producers who are on the lookout for the new disease. It features information on managing soybean rust, photos to help identify rust, a list of registered fungicides and the latest forecasts on the disease's movement nationwide. |
Soil fertility software
Crop producers will find a variety of information at IANR's soil fertility and nutrient management Web site. This site offers downloadable software developed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln agronomists, including Fertilizer Chooser, Hybrid-Maise and Yield Check, all developed by IANR agronomists. |
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February 8, 2010
Tools for Improving Manure Management Workshop Offered March 4
LINCOLN, Neb. — A March 4 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning team workshop on "Tools for Improving Manure Management" will be at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
MoreFebruary 5, 2010
UNL's Ag Research Division Boasts 36 Percent Rate of Return over 42-year Period
LINCOLN, Neb. — While investing money in the stock market can be risky in today's economy, investing in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Agricultural Research Division is a pretty sure thing, offering an internal rate of return of 36 percent in the period of study.
MoreFebruary 4, 2010
UNL Hopes to Tap Into Algae as Energy Source
LINCOLN, Neb. — Algae may be the next frontier for biofuels, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is poised to be among the nation's leaders in this research.
MoreFebruary 4, 2010
March Conference to Focus on Making High-quality Wine
LINCOLN, Neb. — Grape growers and wine makers will have an opportunity next month to learn about practices that will help them make better wine, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln viticulturist says.
MoreFebruary 2, 2010
In The Garden — February 2010: Color in the Garden — Focused, Dedicated and Simple
"Writing and gardening, these two ways of rendering the world in rows, have a great deal in common. In my part of the country, there comes each year one long and occasionally fruitful season when gardening takes place strictly on paper and in the imagination." Michael Pollan
Even an icy, windy day can't stop the most determined gardener. February finds them working on compost piles, filling birdfeeders, thumbing through plant catalogs and envisioning the summer's perfect garden.
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February 1, 2010
Nebraska LEAD XXVIII Travels to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
LINCOLN, Neb. — Twenty-nine Nebraska LEAD XXVIII Fellows recently returned from the 2010 International Study/Travel Seminar to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
MoreJanuary 29, 2010
Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Exposition Feb. 23-24 in Kearney
LINCOLN, Neb. — Participants at the Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Exposition will learn the latest information on irrigation equipment and water management practices Feb. 23-24 at the Kearney Holiday Inn.
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