Purpose
The purpose of the Nebraska Agricultural Biotechnology Career Development Event is to encourage students to explore the diversity of the Biotechnology Industry, in terms of basic knowledge, skills and applications of biotechnology to the workplace. The areas of agricultural biotechnology have important implications for the animal, plant, food, and pharmaceutical industries.
Agriculture Education courses that align with the Agricultural Biotechnology CDE include:
- Introduction to Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
- Plant Science
- Horticulture
- Plant Biology
- Natural Resources
- Biotechnology
- Nursery and Landscape
- Food Science
- Advanced Food Science
- Agronomy
- and UNL AGRI 115
2025 Ag Biotechnology CDE Theme – Heat tolerant cattle
See the link below for more information and study materials.
Click to view Ag Biotechnology CDE study materials.
**IMPORTANT REMINDER: All students must bring a fully-charged laptop or Chromebook to the event. The poster event will be completed using Google Slides.
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Superintendent:
Leah Sandall
Plant Physiology, Weed, and Production Systems
lsandall5@unl.edu
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