Agricultural Research Division

 

Work from IANR’s Agricultural Research Division, Nebraska’s sole public entity charged with conducting agricultural research, pays dividends for Nebraska. A study covering 1949-1991 showed for every $1 invested in ARD, investors received the equivalent net annual benefits of 36 cents for 31 years, beating the 9 percent and 12 percent average returns of the S&P 500 and the NASDQ composite indexes during the same period. On average, this rate of return in other states was 29

percent compared to Nebraska’s 36 percent. IANR ranks 9th in the nation among the most-cited agricultural scientists.

Priority areas receiving funding include:

Scholarly capacity building

• Graduate fellowships and assistantships.
• Faculty development activities.
• Temporary support for new faculty.
• Faculty recruitment.

 

Research facility upgrades

• Enhanced crop and livestock field research facilities.
• Cutting edge equipment.
• Laboratory upgrades.

 

Strategic research investments

• Seed grants.
• Enhancing interdisciplinary teams.
• Industry collaboration that benefit Nebraska.
• Research addressing emerging Nebraska priorities/needs.