Nebraska Soil Health School
By its design, the school is meant to go wherever there is a need for soil health education. For more information and materials or if you want to organize the school in your institute, agency, or region, contact Nicole Heldt.
2026
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2025
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Residue, Soil Biology, & Systems Approach: Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer
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Harnessing Livestock for Soil Health & Productivity: Ben Beckman, UNL Extension Educator - Livestock Systems
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Soil Structure & Compaction: Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer
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Managing Cover crops & Seeding Methods: Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer
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Soil Health Indicators for NRCS: Candy Thomas, NRCS Regional Soil Health Specialist
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Equipment Basics: Residue, Adjustments, & Operation: Paul Jasa, UNL Extension Engineer
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Application of Biochar to Improve Soil Health in Corn/Soybean Systems - Insights from Three Field Experiments in Nebraska: Michael Kaiser, UNL Associate Professor
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Soil Health Management & Measurements: Bijesh Maharjan, UNL Associate Professor
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Economic/Case Study on Soil Health Practices: Robert Ellis, American Farmland Trust
2024
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Soil Health - Byproduct of improved soil and crop management practices: Gary Peterson, CSU Professor Emeritus
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Impact of tillage, biochar, and cover crops on soils at the High Plains Ag Lab: Cody Creech, UNL Associate Professor and Fenster Professor of Dryland Agriculture
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Soil Health measurements and Carbon Market: Bijesh Maharjan, UNL Associate Professor and Jessica Groskopf, UNL Extension Educator Economics
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Impacts of tillage systems, crop residues, and cover crops on soil water and yield in semi-arid dryland systems: David Nielsen, Retired USDA-ARS Research Agronomist
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How to radically transform High Plains agriculture into a system that makes money and restores ecological function: Dale Strickler
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Cattle Grazing and Soil Health on Rangeland: Mitchell Stephenson, UNL Associate Professor and Range Management Specialist
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How to Obtain 95% of Your Crop Inputs for Free: Dale Strickler
2023
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How soil health improves farm profitability: Jerry Hatfield, Retired Director, USDA-ARS National Lab for Agriculture and the Environment
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Soil physics - The basics on how pores create or prevent a hospitable environment: Aaron Daigh, Associate Professor, UNL
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Soil carbon cycle: Michael Kaiser, Assistant Professor, UNL
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Biological nitrogen fixation - One building block of healthy soils: Carolina Cordova, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, UNL
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Systems approach to no-till and soil health: Paul Jasa, Extension Engineer, UNL
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The role of manure in soil health: Leslie Johnson, Extension Educator, UNL
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Cover crops for healthy soils: Vesh Raj Thapa, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNL
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Biological underpinnings of soil health: Rhae Drijber, Professor, UNL
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Plants for healthy soils: Katja Koeler-Cole, Extension Educator, UNL
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Addressing soil health challenges with innovative research: Saurav Das, Assistant Professor, UNL
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Carbon markets: Shannon Sand, Extension Educator, UNL
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No-till and soil health: Paul Jasa, Extension Engineer, UNL
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How animal integration in cropping systems can support soil health goals: Ben Beckman, Extension Educator, UNL
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Understanding soil health and rapid assessments: Aaron Hird, Nebraska NRCS