May 22, 2008 Roads Scholar Tour Takes IANR Employees to Northeast Nebraska LINCOLN, Neb. — While the University of Nebraska's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources is always working to make connections throughout the state, it also wants people across the state to feel connected to it as well. MoreMay 20, 2008 UNL Ag Economist: Ethanol Behind About 1.2 Percent of U.S. Food Price Hike LINCOLN, Neb. — Ethanol's increasing demand for corn is responsible for about 1.2 percent of the increase in U.S. food prices during the last two years, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agricultural economist estimates. MoreMay 20, 2008 UNL Offers New Turfgrass and Landscape Management Major LINCOLN, Neb. — A new turfgrass and landscape management major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will offer students more insight into the two disciplines. MoreMay 19, 2008 Preparing for Camp Is Key to Success LINCOLN, Neb. — Summer 4-H camps are a time for youth to learn new things, meet new people and explore a world bigger than their backyards. MoreMay 19, 2008 Nebraska Wildflower Week Celebrated First Week in June LINCOLN, Neb. — Inspired by a similar national event, Nebraska Wildflower Week is a celebration of wildflowers and native plants in the wild and in the landscape through an array of events and activities across Nebraska. It is observed in early June (May 31-June 8), when Nebraska's prairies and gardens are typically at their prime. MoreMay 16, 2008 European Ag Official Gets Close Look at UNL Research LINCOLN, Neb.— European and American farmers can help solve the world's growing food crisis, but they need to be able to take full advantage of genetically modified crop technology, one of Europe's leading agricultural officials said Thursday. MoreMay 14, 2008 Former 4-H Member Finds Business Success LINCOLN, Neb. — In the one and a half years since Jason Steffen started his own construction company, his business has doubled. MoreMay 14, 2008 Buy Local Firewood to Prevent Spreading Invasive Insects LINCOLN, Neb. — As campers plan their trips this summer, it's important to leave the firewood at home and purchase locally collected firewood at the campsite. MoreMay 14, 2008 Crews to Survey State's Rural and Urban Tree Resources LINCOLN, Neb. — As part of the Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Initiative, 400 randomly selected plots across Nebraska will be visited to evaluate the state's tree resources. MoreMay 13, 2008 Conference Focuses on Food Safety Issues LINCOLN, Neb. — Food safety has come a long way since cook Mary Mallon inadvertently infected dozens of New Yorkers with typhoid fever a century ago, but major challenges to assuring a safe food supply still exist, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln food safety specialist said Monday. More |
