An overview of IANR programs

If you live, eat and work in Nebraska, chances are the University of Nebraska's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) is a part of your everyday life.

It may be through a safer, more abundant food supply in partnership with our agricultural, agribusiness and natural resources partners.

It may be through improved farming and ranching practices, new product development, cleaner water, community improvements, educational programs for youth, such as 4-H and school enrichment lessons, or practical, put-to-use-now programs for adults.

It may be through your daughter or son who is enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) or the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA), or through the kid down the street who wants to work in agribusiness, child development or as a landscaper or food scientist when grown.

IANR provides formal and informal education statewide – everything from classes on campus and at a distance to workshops and meetings. Our unbiased, research-based programs address both rural and urban needs.

In addition to our headquarters on the University’s east campus in Lincoln, IANR personnel work at NU’s four research and extension centers across the state, and in Nebraska counties.

Food, agriculture, agribusiness, natural resources and human resources – all are focus areas for us, and in all we strive for excellence. A study for the Nebraska Policy Institute found nearly one in three Nebraska jobs depends in some way upon agribusiness activities.

Since the Institute’s beginning, we’ve dedicated ourselves to:
•    Meeting the food, agricultural, agribusiness, natural resources needs of Nebraskans
•    Teaching and nurturing Nebraska’s future leaders and lifelong learners;
•    Returning sound investments on Nebraska’s tax dollars;
•    Scientifically pioneering the future to provide answers to the problems facing Nebraskans today—and tomorrow.

We thank all Nebraskans for letting us be a partner in Nebraska’s growth and quality of life. We’re proud of this state, and proud of the work we do to improve its economy, preserve its environment, and contribute to continuing social responsibility.