Water Quality Meeting
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Purpose: To continue discussing UNL faculty expertise related to agricultural water quantity.
Update on USDA NIFA AFRI Water Request for Applications (Deb Hamernik)
Water Quality Meeting
Monday, January 13, 2014
Purpose: To continue discussing UNL faculty expertise related to agricultural water quality
Update on USDA NIFA AFRI Water Request for Applications (Deb Hamernik)
White Paper Pharmaceuticals Antibiotics
Water Quality Worksheet Snow (updated)
Integrated Water Quality & Quantity Worksheet
Nutrient Management Worksheet (Coming Soon)
External Stakeholder Listening Session
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Purpose: IANR administrators and faculty are interested in listening to stakeholders and clientele and learning more about their priorities for research, education, and extension projects related to agricultural water quantity and agricultural water quality. Stakeholder participation in the priority-setting process and throughout the research, education, and extension projects will be necessary for success in obtaining extramural funding from the USDA NIFA AFRI competitive grants program.
Agenda:
Overview of Expected USDA NIFA AFRI Water Request for Applications (Deb Hamernik)
University of Nebraska Water Resources Advisory Panel (WRAP) Overview (Rachael Herpel)
Summary of Stakeholder Comments
Friday, November 8, 2013
Purpose: to begin to discuss ideas for grant applications to the USDA NIFA AFRI Water Challenge Area Request for Applications (RFA). This RFA will likely be available to the public in December 2013 or January 2014. The general scope of the RFA is available in the Federal Register.
This planning meeting will be the first in a series to build one or more interdisciplinary teams and position them to be competitive for this funding opportunity. There will also be opportunities for faculty to learn more about ongoing research, education, and extension projects in water quality and water quantity at UNL.
Agenda:
Overview of Expected AFRI Water RFA (Deb Hamernik)
Grand Challenges Related to Agricultural Water Quality (Chittaranjan Ray, Director, UNL Water Center)
Grand Challenges Related to Crop Production and Irrigation (Derrel Martin, Department of Biological Systems Engineering)
Grand Challenges Related to Livestock Production and Water Use (Jim MacDonald, Department of Animal Science)
North Central Extension Water Initiative (Rebecca Powers, University of Wisconsin)
Resources:
Platte River - High Plains LTAR
For more information, contact:
Deb Hamernik (Associate Dean, Agricultural Research; dhamernik2@unl.edu)
Rick Koelsch (Associate Dean, Ag & Natural Resource Programs, UNL Extension; rkoelsch2@unl.edu)
Monica Norby (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research; mnorby1@unl.edu)
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