Investing in Innovation
The NDPLC invests check-off dollars into dry pea and lentil research. Many of these funds are used for contracting projects with companies like the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. NDPLC traditionally funds approximately five dry pea and lentil research projects with an emphasis on variety development, nitrogen efficiency, and production improvement. Learn more about dry pea variety trials and more.
Dry Pea Variety Trials
2024
- Cheyenne County Spring Pea Rainfed
- Cheyenne County Winter Pea Rainfed
- Lincoln County Winter Pea Rainfed
- Perkins County Spring Pea Rainfed
- Perkins County Winter Pea Rainfed
- Box Butte County Spring Pea – failed
2023
- Cheyenne County Spring Pea Rainfed
- Perkins County Spring Pea Rainfed
- Perkins County Winter Pea Rainfed
2022
- Cheyenne County Spring Pea Rainfed
- Perkins County Spring Pea Rainfed
- Perkins County Winter Pea Rainfed
- Western Nebraska Spring Pea Average Rainfed
2021
- Box Butte County Dryland
- Cheyenne County Irrigated
- Cheyenne County Dryland
- Perkins County Dryland
- Scotts Bluff County Irrigated
2020
2019
- Cheyenne County Dryland
- Lincoln County Dryland
- Perkins County Irrigated
- Perkins County Dryland
- Saunders County Dryland
