Weather Ready Farms Designation Program

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For more information visit:
https://extension.unl.edu/statewide/hal/soil-health-school-at-hal/

Soil Health School and Soil Health Nexus Regional In-Service
August 1-3, 2023

The Haskell Ag Lab Soil Health School is a collaborative event with Nebraska Extension, North Central Region’s Soil Health Nexus, and the Nebraska NRCS. It will cover many aspects of the science related to soil health, including foundational soil health principles, the evaluation of soil health management practices, and many hands-on soil health investigations and demonstrations.

We have applied for 11 CCA CEU's for participants.

Students can present any completed, ongoing research project or concept on soil health. Six hundred dollars will be split up amongst the top poster winners. To participate, submit a title to Nicole Heldt at [email protected].

The first two days of the event are filled with speakers, hands-on demonstrations and activities, and student poster presentations. Both full days are free to attend and include a full lunch and refreshments. The first day, August 1, will be 8 am to 5 pm, and the second day, August 2, will be 8 am to 4 pm.

Research on the application of precision agriculture technologies to enhance farmland phosphorus management will be presented by Dr. Douglas R. Smith of the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory. Dr. Smith will present findings from projects he has worked on with the USDA Conservation Effects Assessment Project, including field research aimed at lowering fertilizer runoff and raising profitability by giving high-yield crop production areas priority.

For more information visit:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-outcomes-webinar

The final report of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey shows that the market value of agricultural property in Nebraska climbed by 14% over the previous year, to an average of $3,835 per acre. This represents the second-largest gain in Nebraska's market value of agricultural land since 2014 and the greatest statewide non-inflation-adjusted land value in the survey's 45-year history.

The 2023 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey report's findings, including the average reported land values and cash rental rates for various classes and types of agricultural land throughout the state, will be covered in this webinar. The topic of current trends and the opportunity for audience participation will be covered.

For more information visit https://cap.unl.edu/webinars

The exhibition includes pieces that deal with water and how it sustains life. The pieces on display offer fresh perspectives on how to describe, understand, and communicate water as well as the lost history of its use. "Approaching Water" demonstrates the breadth and complexity of artistic practices that consider water to be a crucial element that is subject to numerous social, political, economic, and cultural concerns. The works urge viewers to think broadly about water and its social construction by utilizing a variety of mediums, such as graphic novels, design interventions, and soundworks.

Check it out here:
https://events.unl.edu/wrf/2023/03/08/171456/

The program is recruiting an AmeriCorps VISTA to serve with the program to begin in July! Apply here: https://go.unl.edu/climate_resilient_ag_outreach_vista