Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Serving proudly since 1873 as the beautiful Nebraska Panhandle's first newspaper
Carlos Villarreal (right), USDA-NRCS State Soil Scientist, and Riley Hackbart, USDA-NRCS soil scientists, debuted their new rainfall simulator and soil health demonstration trailer to a crowd outside a UNL's High Plains Ag Lab shop at the Nebraska Soil Health School on April 24.
By Chabella Guzman,
UNL PREEC communications
The first installment of a planned 2024 Nebraska Soil Health School series was held on April 24 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln High Plains Ag Lab in Sidney, Neb. The event addressed the semi-arid Panhandle climate and potential management practices for soil health and had over 60 attendees. Water is the most limiting factor for growing almost anything in the Panhandle of Nebraska, from crops to cover crops. The latter is a popular topic in soil health, as it keeps roots and biomass in the soil.
"There is a lot of talk about cover crop use, bu...
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