Heuermann lecture - NASA, Hunnicutt featured speakers

‘Space for Ag’ program Aug. 22 features a local perspective

Farmer Zach Hunnicutt (third from left standing next to daughter, Adeline) discusses technology and other areas of his farm with an assembled crowd of NASA’s Earth Science Division members, UNL Extension agents and media.
Farmer Zach Hunnicutt (third from left standing next to daughter, Adeline) discusses technology and other areas of his farm with an assembled crowd of NASA’s Earth Science Division members, UNL Extension agents and media.

A long-standing lecture series through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources) was brought to life long ago through a gift from Phillips native Keith and Norma Heuermann.  In the Aug. 22 Heuermann Lecture, guests were treated to “Space for Ag: NASA Satellites and Science to Support Food and Water Security.” This lecture featured keynote spea…