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Aerial photo of bioprocessing facility, surrounded by farm fields, with line of semitrucks exiting

Study shows Nebraska’s ethanol industry continues to expand

July 26, 2022

Aerial view of street in downtown McCook

Webinar points to similarities in rural challenges in Nebraska, abroad

May 9, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

A Peninsula Homecare Cooperative caregiver interacts with a client in Port Townsend, Washington. A weekly online academy, May 4 through June 8, will walk rural Nebraska leaders through creating homecare co-ops in their communities.

Collaboration brings homecare cooperative academy to Nebraska

April 26, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

A Lynch resident buys groceries at Valley Foods Cooperative.

A community of cooperation: Lynch opens cooperative grocery store

March 23, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Aerial shot of farmland

Nebraska ag land values up 16%, according to university-led survey

March 16, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Aline Abayo

Abayo to study Africa's role in global affairs through Carnegie fellowship

March 11, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Society & Culture

Daniela Manhani Mattos teaches agricultural economics on East Campus.

Manhani Mattos advises students in community development

March 9, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Tomato and pepper plants that include bioplastic film grow on East Campus test plots. The film was developed by 15 researchers from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kansas State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

Nebraska part of multi-state ag effort to unwrap bioplastic benefits

March 4, 2022

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

A new study led by Daren Redfearn, professor of agronomy and horticulture and forage systems specialist, is exploring whether a targeted restoration of perennial grasses amid cropland could bring about a variety of benefits.

Nebraska research studying benefits of grass restoration amid cropland

January 28, 2022

Rural Nebraskans’ optimism about the future is slightly down compared to last year, and their metropolitan counterparts are more optimistic about both their current situation and the future, according to the 2021 Nebraska Rural and Metro Polls.

Polls: Nebraskans — especially those in metro areas — optimistic about future

December 16, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Aerial photo of cornfield

Husker study links crop insurance premium subsidies to fewer, larger farms

November 29, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

According to the 2021 Nebraska Rural and Metro polls, 22% of metro residents surveyed have a great deal of confidence in voting and election systems across the nation, while only 9% of rural residents surveyed do.

Polls: Metro Nebraskans more trusting of media, national institutions

November 4, 2021

Agriculture & Environment