In a dry edible bean plot at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center-Mitchell Lab, Maria Alvarado, UNL graduate student, left, Kainyon Tay, head of the legume program in Chile, and Carlos Urrea, UNL dry bean breeder, look for desirable bean plants. (Photo by Chabella Guzman.)

Bean breeders scout fields for desirable bean genetics

(Photo courtesy of The National Western Stock Show.)

Give back and volunteer at the National Western Stock Show

Plant bulbs this fall to grow daffodils and other colorful flowers next spring. (Kansas State Unviersity Research and Extension.)

Now is the time to plant spring-flowering bulbs  

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Scientists ratchet up key amino acid in corn

A northeastern Missouri couple, Ed and Janet Watson, celebrated their 55th anniversary by learning about forestry at a field day offered by University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Department of Conservation. (Photo courtesy of Brian Schweiss.)

Couple learns about forestry on 55th wedding anniversary

(Photo courtesy of K-State Research and Extension.)

Five mistakes to avoid when planting a tree

University of Missouri undergraduate Sam East sampling a Missouri soybean field. (MU Extension photo.)

Test for soybean cyst nematode this fall

Jessica Petersen (center), associate professor of animal science, and graduate students Mackenzie Batt (left) and Lauren Seier (right) are part of a five-person Husker team whose research can expand the range of genetic tools used by breeders to boost cattle growth efficiency. An increase in feed efficiency of just 1% would save the U.S. cattle sector more than $11 million a year. (Photo by Craig Chandler, University Communication and Marketing.)

Husker team IDs tools for cattle growth