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USDA assistance programs for producers and landowners affected by recent wildfires in Nebraska will be covered during a webinar on April 15. Photo by Nebraska Forest Service/Flickr (Public Domain)

Webinar on USDA Wildfire Recovery Programs in Nebraska April 15

April 7, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Eleven University of Nebraska-Lincoln professors have been awarded professorships from the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor.

Eleven faculty earn professorships

April 7, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Nicole Buan, a white woman with curly red hair, smiles in a lab in a red sweater.

Buan participates in national symposium, strengthens biotech sector

April 7, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Ellyn McCarter stands and smiles in a test kitchen on campus during a food demonstration for students and staff.

McCarter implements nutrition and balance in students' meals and lives

April 7, 2026

Love Library South on a cloudy day

University Libraries to host LoveFest April 13-17

April 7, 2026

Two riders on horseback guide a group of cattle into a corral on an open prairie, with dust rising from the ground under a wide, cloudy sky.

New Online Course, “Livestock Risk Protection Insurance for Ranchers,” Launches April 1

April 6, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

UNL administrators, faculty and staff sitting around a table discussing the future of the university.

Forum begins shaping university's Bold Path Forward

April 3, 2026

Students at a undergraduate research fair poster session

Student Research Days to showcase Husker scholarship across disciplines

April 3, 2026

Ashley Mercer, co-director of Earthstock, stands in the green space outside the City Campus Union in a blue shirt and jeans.

Mercer combines love for policy and environment with Earthstock

April 3, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

A well measuring tape is positioned next to an irrigation well head in preparation for making a water level measurement.

Groundwater levels continue to decline amid persistent drought conditions

April 3, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Extension has published a new online labor guide to help farm and ranch employers navigate hiring, onboarding, employee development, retention and termination.

New Nebraska Ag Labor Guide Helps Employers Manage Farm and Ranch Employees

April 2, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

A woman stands outdoors in a lush, green garden with trees and tropical plants behind her, smiling at the camera with her arms crossed. She is wearing a black long-sleeve shirt with “Nebraska” in red lettering. The image is framed over a red-tinted aerial view of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln campus.

Ciacci Zanella Named Director of UNL School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

April 1, 2026

Rural Prosperity Nebraska Extension Educator Shawn Kaskie presents on the eCommunities entrepreneurship program at the 2025 CEC in North Platte.”

Burt County hosts entrepreneurial-focused “walking conference”

April 1, 2026

Society & Culture

"In the News" in front of a smartphone, with about 40 images of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's campuses behind.

Nebraska in the national news: March 2026

April 1, 2026

Four panelists — a man and three women — speak to a crowd.

Yeutter Institute symposium to examine future of global trading system

April 1, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Yearling heifers, primarily red and black, stand and graze in a grassy Sandhills meadow with rolling hills and scattered cattle in the background. Photo by Troy Walz.

Nebraska Extension to host April 16 webinar on spring cattle health challenges

March 31, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Aerial image of a sunrise over UNL's City Campus with the Love Library cupola in the foreground.

University leaders seek input for ‘Bold Path Forward’

March 31, 2026

A rainbow forms over an irrigation pivot in a grain field, with a blue sky in the background.

Study highlights role of risk attitudes in crop insurance outcomes

March 31, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Johnston-wildfire

Nebraska Extension and USDA partners set April wildfire recovery informational meetings for farmers and ranchers

March 30, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Graphic promoting Nebraska Extension Women in Agriculture Book Club featuring the book The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes.

‘The Giver of Stars’ selected for Women in Agriculture Book Club

March 30, 2026