Dr. Gary Hergert

Dr. Gary Hergert, soil and nutrient management specialist at the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center, has received the Great Plains Soil Fertility Leadership Award.

Earlier this month, Hergert was presented the award for his timely and innovative soil fertility related contributions leading to increased profitability for Great Plains Agriculture.

At the Panhandle Center, much of his research and extension efforts are focused on improving crop yields through improved nutrient management on high pH western Nebraska soils, including manure management. One area of major emphasis is adapting cropping systems to limited surface and subsurface irrigation supplies for the future. He also leads research into the long-term effects of beef manure on soils and continuous corn yields at the university's Knorr-Holden plots east of Mitchell.

Hergert received his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Cornell University in 1975, his master’s degree in agronomy from Colorado State University in 1970, and his bachelor of science in agronomy from Colorado State University in 1967.