A grant funded by the...
2012 Soils Project

The Nebraska Agricultural Education Soils Project is a result of a grant funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust.  During the 2012 grant year, 100 Nebraska Agricultural Education programs received a soil testing kit valued at over $500.  In June, the Agricultural Education teachers at these schools received professional development training and practiced using the kit.


To access more information about the kit and other soils-related material, please access the new UNL CropWatch Youth Soils page:  http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch-youth/soils
2011 Inservice Day

The following is a list of the electronic resources referenced and used by presenters at the Mead Excellence in Ag Sciences in-service day:

Soils 101: Soil Properties and Soil Testing
John Doran, Retired USDA-ARS Soil Scientist
NRCS Soils Resources
Dr. Charles Kome, NRCS Soil Scientist
Soil Quality Demonstrations & Lesson Plans
Michael Kucera, Agronomist National Soil Ecology Team
Putting Soil to Work
Richard Ferguson, UNL Specialist
Looking to the Present and the Future in Nutrient Management
Richard Ferguson, UNL Specialist
  • Macronutrients and Micronutrients PowerPoint (Below)
  • Nutrient Management PowerPoint (Below)

Looking at the Rumen
Sara Ellicot, Extension Educator
  • Beef Mobile PDF (Below)

Alternative Crops
Vaughn Hammond, Extension Educator
  • PowerPoint (Below)

Other Information
Ed George - edwardgeorge.5000@yahoo.com

Download Area

Soil Properties & Testing, Doran PowerPoint 1
Soil Properties & Testing, Doran PowerPoint 2
Soil Quality Web Links, Kome PDF
Macronutrients and Micronutrients, Ferguson PowerPoint
Nutrient Management, Ferguson PowerPoint
Mobile Beef Lab, Extension PDF
Alternative Crops, Hammond PowerPoint

2011 Videos

Soils 101(3 parts)

Part 1


Part 2

Part 3


NRCS Soil Resources (2 parts)

Part 1


Part 2


Soil Quality Demonstrations & Lesson Plans (2 Parts)

Part 1


Part 2


Putting Soils to Work (4 parts)

Part 1


Part 2

Part 3

Part 4


Looking to the Present and Future in Nutrient Management (3 parts)

Part 1


Part 2

Part 3

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