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Pest Management
Services
Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic
Kevin Korus, Clinic Coordinator
402-472-2559
pdc.unl.edu/diagnosticclinics/plantandpest
Insect Management
Jeffrey Bradshaw
Entomologist, Field Crops
Panhandle REC
308-632-1230
jbradshaw2@unl.edu
Tom Hunt
Entomologist, Field Crops
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3863
thunt2@unl.edu
Bob Wright
Entomologist, Field Crops
Department of Entomology
402-472-2128
rwright2@unl.edu
Plant Diseases
Loren Giesler
Plant Pathologist, Soybeans
Department of Plant Pathology
402-472-2559
lgiesler1@unl.edu
Bob Harveson
Plant Pathologist, Sugarbeets
Panhandle REC
308-632-1239
rharveson2@unl.edu
Tamra Jackson
Plant Pathologist, Corn and Sorghum
Department of Plant Pathology
402-472-2559
tjackson3@unl.edu
Bo Liu
Plant Pathology
West Central REC
308-696-6708
>bo.liu@unl.edu
Stephen Wegulo
Plant Pathologist, Wheat
Department of Plant Pathology
402-472-8735
swegulo2@unl.edu
Weed Management
Amit Jhala
Extension Weeds Specialist
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1534
amit.jhala@unl.edu
Stevan Knezevic
Integrated Weed Management Specialist
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3808
sknezevic2@unl.edu
Lowell Sandell
Weed Science Educator
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1547
lsandell2@unl.edu
Bob Wilson
Weeds Specialist
Panhandle REC
308-632-1263
rwilson2@unl.edu
Steve Young
Weed Ecologist
West Central REC
308-696-6712
syoung4@unl.edu
Pesticide Education
Clyde Ogg
Extension Pesticide Educator
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-9546
cogg1@unl.edu
Erin Bauer
Extension Assistant
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-9548
ebauer2@unl.edu
Contributing Departments / School
(UNL East Campus, Lincoln)
Agronomy and Horticulture
Roch Gaussoin, Department Head
Plant Science 279, 68583-0910
Phone: 402-472-2811
Fax: 402-472-7904
Web: agronomy.unl.edu
Biological Systems Engineering
Mark Riley, Department Head
223 L.W. Chase Hall, 68583-0726
Phone: 402-472-1413
Fax: 402-472-6338
Web:bse.unl.edu
Entomology
Gary Brewer, Department Head
103 Entomology Hall, 68583-0816
Phone: 402-472-2123
Fax: 402-472-4687
Web: entomology.unl.edu
High Plains Regional Climate Center
Ken Hubbard, Director
246 L.W. Chase Hall, 68583-0728
Phone: 402-472-6706
Fax: 402-472-8763
Web: hprcc.unl.edu
Plant Pathology
James Steadman, Department Head
406 Plant Science, 68583-0722
Phone: 402-472-2858
Fax: 402-472-2853
Web:plantpath.unl.edu
School of Natural Resources
Don Wilhite, Director
912 Hardin Hall
Phone: 402-472-3471
Fax: 402-472-3610
Web: snr.unl.edu
Research and Extension Centers (REC)
Northeast REC
Twig Marston, Director
601 East Benjamin Avenue, Suite 104
Norfolk, NE 68701-0812
Phone: 402-370-4000
Fax: 402-470-4010
Web: nerec.unl.edu
Haskell Ag Lab
(Northeast REC)
57905 866 Road
Concord, NE 68728-2828
Phone: 402-584-2261
Fax: 402-584-3859
Web: nerec.unl.edu/haskell.htm
Panhandle REC
Linda Boeckner, Director
4702 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-4939
Phone: 308-632-1230
Fax: 308-632-1365
Web:panhandle.unl.edu
Southeast REC
Susan Williams, Director
211 Mussehl Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0714
Phone: 402-472-3674
Fax: 402-472-3858
Web: southeast.unl.edu
West Central REC
Don Adams, Director
461 W. University Drive
North Platte, NE 69101-7756
Phone: 308-696-6740
Fax: 308-632-3823
Web: westcentral.unl.edu
Plant Production
Crop Production
Bruce Anderson
Forage Specialist
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-6237
banderson1@unl.edu
Greg Kruger
Cropping Systems Specialist
West Central REC
308-696-6715
gkruger2@unl.edu
Bob Klein
Western Nebraska Crops Specialist
West Central REC
308-696-6705
rklein1@unl.edu
Alexander Pavlista
Crop Physiologist / Potato Specialist
Panhandle REC
308-632-1262
apavlista1@unl.edu
Teshome Regassa
Extension Educator, Crop Variety Testing
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-2811
tregassa2@unl.edu
Dipak Santra
Alternative Crops Specialist
Panhandle REC
308-632-1244
dsantra2@unl.edu
Elizabeth Sarno
Organic Farming Systems Coordinator
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3856
esarno2@unl.edu
Carlos Urrea
Dry Bean Breeding Specialist
Panhandle REC
308-632-0556
currea2@unl.edu
Soils and Nutrient Management
Gary Hergert
Nutrient Management and Soil Quality Specialist
Panhandle REC
308-632-1372
ghergert1@unl.edu
Richard Ferguson
Soils Specialist
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1144
rferguson1@unl.edu
Charles Shapiro
Soils Specialist
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3803
cshapiro1@unl.edu
Tim Shaver
Nutrient Management Specialist
West Central REC
308-696-6714
tshaver2@unl.edu
Charles Wortmann
Nutrient Management Specialist
Southeast REC, Lincoln
402-472-2909
cwortman2@unl.edu
Irrigation
Chuck Burr
Water/Cropping Systems Extension Educator
West Central REC
308-696-6783
chuck.burr@unl.edu
Suat Irmak
Water Management Engineer
Biological Systems Engineering
402-472-4865
sirmak2@unl.edu
William Kranz
Irrigation Specialist
Haskell Ag Lab, Northeast REC
402-584-3857
wkranz1@unl.edu
Derrel Martin
Irrigation and Water Resources Engineer
Biological Systems Engineering
402-472-1586
dmartin2@unlnotes.unl.edu
Simon von Donk
Irrigation Resources Specialist
Panhandle REC
308-696-6709
svandonk2@unl.edu
Engineering
Tom Franti
Surface Water Management Engineer
Biological Systems Engineering
402-472-9872
tfranti1@unl.edu
John Hay
Extension Educator, Energy, Biofuels
Biological Systems Engineering
402-472-0408
jhay2@unl.edu
Paul Jasa
Engineer, No-Till Systems
Biological Systems Engineering
402-472-6715
pjasa1@unl.edu
Joe Luck
Precision Agriculture Engineer
Biological Systems Engineering
402-472-1413
jluck2@unl.edu
Dave Shelton
Agricultural Engineer
Haskell Ag Lab
Northeast REC
402-584-3849
dshelton2@unl.edu
Climate
Al Dutcher
State Climatologist
School of Natural Resources
402-472-5206
adutcher1@unl.edu
Qi (Steve) Hu
Climatologist
School of Natural Resources
402-472-6642
qhu2@unl.edu
Tapan Pathak
Climate Variability Extension Educator
School of Natural Resources
402-472-1483
tpathak2@unl.edu
Agricultural Economics
David Aiken
Water Law Specialist
Agricultural Economics
402-472-1848
daiken1@unl.edu
Jessica Johnson
Extension Educator in Ag Economics
Panhandle REC
308-632-1247
jjohnson@unl.edu
Brad Lubben
Policy Specialist
Agricultural Economics
402-472-2235
blubben2@unl.edu
Matt Stockton
Agricultural Economist
West Central REC
308-696-6713
matt.stockton@unl.edu
Roger Wilson
Budget Analyst, Farm Management
Department of Agricultural Economics
402-472-1771
rwilson6@unl.edu