NU, Federal Partners Praise USDA Reappropriation that Will Fully Fund UNL Precision Ag Facility

NU, federal partners praise USDA reappropriation that will fully fund UNL precision ag facility

LINCOLN — University of Nebraska leaders and Nebraska’s federal delegation are celebrating a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to reappropriate $37 million and fully fund the new precision agriculture facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The USDA decided last year…

UNL receives government funds for ARS facility

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is directing $37 million toward construction of an Agricultural Research Service facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Innovation Campus. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer issued a statement Wednesday following the announcement, saying she has worked to secure more than $70 million in federal funding for the project since 2021. “This is great news for UNL and the future of the ARS facility,” Fischer said. Accord…