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  • New Focus For September Nebraska Soil Health School

    Nicole Heldt, Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL PREEC|Aug 15, 2024

    The Nebraska Soil Health School will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Fort Robinson State Park, located at Soldier Creek Road and U.S. Highway 20. Hosted by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the schools are designed to build upon soil-related knowledge and practices for growers, crop consultants, ag professionals, and others. The program will focus on integrated crop and livestock system goals and objectives that might affect soil health management with the following...

  • UNL researchers advance Soil Health Cycle concept

    Nicole Heldt, Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL PREEC|May 9, 2024

    By Nicole Heldt, Research Project Coordinator Maharjan Soils Lab, UNL PREEC Inspired by an extension event survey comment, Dr. Bijesh Maharjan, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center, conceptualized the soil health cycle (SHC) as an iterative soil health management cycle to achieve agricultural sustainability. “The term 'Soil Health Cycle' was shared by a participant during the 2023 Nebraska Soil Health School event at UNL Haskell Ag Lab in Concord, N...