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Husker study: Brazil can grow more soybeans without deforesting Amazon Monday, October 10, 2022

This aerial photo shows where environmentally fragile savannah has been converted to farm land in the Cerrado region of Brazil. Alencar Zanon | University Federal Santa Maria, Brazil

A newly released four-year study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and its research partners in Brazil identifies a path forward that would allow Brazil to strengthen its agricultural sector while safeguarding the rainforest.

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Streich teaches skills for academic and career success Monday, October 10, 2022

Anne Streich, center, professor of practice and lead instructor for PLAS 95 Plant and Landscape Systems Seminar class, talks with students about their interviews with an alumnus.

New students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture are required to complete PLAS 95 Plant and Landscape Systems Seminar, a five-week, zero-credit-hour course. Taught by Anne Streich, professor of practice and lead instructor, and Martha Mamo, department head, this course is designed to help students discover career opportunities, improve academic success skills, identify beneficial co-curricular activities and select appropriate internships.

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Gardening competition educates, instills confidence in Nebraska students Friday, October 7, 2022

The Biggest Grower winner, Yve Nelson of Lincoln, shows off her competition garden.

For the third year, the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Nebraska Extension successfully concluded The Biggest Grower competition with 12 Nebraska high school students participating.

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Córdova featured on Propelling Women in Power podcast Thursday, September 29, 2022

S. Carolina Córdova featured on Propelling Women in Power podcast.

S. Carolina Córdova, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s new assistant professor and statewide soil health specialist, is featured on Propelling Women in Power, a podcast about the careers of women in energy.

Córdova shares her adventures in academic research dealing with the friendly and, occasionally, not-so-friendly on her path to becoming a leader in the soil sciences. She also discusses her hands-on approach to mentorship, both on and off the field.

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Service Award Celebration honors 16 department employees Thursday, September 29, 2022

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln honored 850 faculty and staff for their years of service to the university Sept. 28 including Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s Professor Emeritus Charles “Chuck” Francis for 45 years and Professor Paul Read for 35.

Sixteen Department of Agronomy and Horticulture employees were honored with Employee Service Awards Sept. 28.

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Husker research hones in on sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve nitrogen efficiency Friday, September 16, 2022

Jinliang Yang, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, is leading an effort to better understand sorghum’s genetic makeup to improve the crop’s nitrogen use efficiency.

Jinliang Yang, assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, leads a three-year, $2.7 million project that includes other Husker scientists as well as collaborators at Kansas State University and the Alabama-based HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. The multidisciplinary project is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Curiosity, opportunity propel Husker to international championship Friday, September 16, 2022

Kennadi Griffis sifts through a soil sample in the soil judging pit on East Campus.

Kennadi Griffis' curiosity about the natural environment and the opportunities she found at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln propelled the Husker to an international championship in soil judging as a member of Team USA.

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Nebraska host to Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Biological Systems Engineering hosted the 2022 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop – Demystifying Water and Nitrogen Management with Dynamic Solutions, Aug. 1 to 3. The workshop targeted graduate students, scientists, industry and professionals to promote discussion about avenues to increase efficiency.

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Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts Sept. 9 Wednesday, September 7, 2022

This fall’s Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins with “Exploring Co-learning in Agroecology” presented by Nebraska’s Charles “Chuck” Francis on Sept. 9.

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Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants Friday, September 2, 2022

Researchers at Arkansas State University Biosciences Institute are part of a race to figure out how to create varieties of rice that can withstand the impacts of a fast-changing climate. This is part of a wider project to understand the impacts of nocturnal temperatures on crops called the Wheat and Rice Center for Heat Resilience (WRCHR), a collaboration which also includes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Kansas State University. Harkamal Walia is leading the research collaboration to develop new varieties of wheat and rice at Nebraska.

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