West Central Research, Extension and Education Center

Windmill in the Sandhills

Research and Innovation

The West Central Research, Extension and Education Center serves as a hub for innovative research in west central Nebraska. The center utilizes a variety of its research labs and locations to address the challenges that farmers and ranchers face in the agriculture industry. 

Sign identifying research plot

Extension, Education and Engagement

The West Central Research, Extension and Education Center provides a variety of opportunities for Extension, education, and engagement to inform local farmers, ranchers, and community members of current science based information. The research center prioritizes these opportunities to serve west central Nebraska and ensure that farmers and ranchers have the resources available to them when they are needed.

Extension specialist talking to a farmer

Our Locations

Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory

Windmill in a pasture at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory

Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Center

Farmers listen to a Nebraska Extension educator present at the wheat variety trials

West Central Water Resources Field Laboratory

Irrigation pivot watering a soybean field

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