AgTech & Precision Farming: Husker Harvest Days returns to Grand Island Sept. 15–17 with nearly 600 exhibitors, live field demos, and a new AgTech Pavilion featuring panels on autonomous equipment, AI, irrigation efficiency, and drones. Bio & Animal Health: A Crops & Cattle session highlighted emerging cattle threats like New World screwworm and theileria, plus what producers should watch for. Agriculture Research: Purdue and the University of Illinois report “phantom yield loss” may not be real—field trials found no kernel weight change after black layer. Workforce & Education: Central Community College says fall enrollment hit 7,063, with growth tied to dual credit and expanding programs including IT and health tech. Higher Ed STEM Growth: UNI announced its biggest freshman class since 2017, with growth in health-related programs, elementary education, applied engineering, construction management, biology, computer science, and more. Bioengineering for Drought: Arkansas State University leads a $2.2M NSF project with UNL and others to test drought tolerance in rice and wheat using beneficial soil fungi. Local Policy & Tech: Nebraska’s Judicial Branch released its 2027–2029 strategic agenda, including modernization of court information technology.