The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Alpha Gamma Chapter of Pi Alpha Xi, the National Honor Society for Horticulture, inducted new members and elected officers for next year April 2 in the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus. New inductees this year are Tori Boden, Sage Eckard, Cole Hammett, Jacob Hillis, Benjamin Knudsen, Eric Kovarik, Deanna Montanez Mendoza, Jacob Nichols, Nathan Starr, Sidney Thimgan, Drew Wessel and Macey Wooldrik.
70 years on, ‘Backyard Farmer’ remains hardy perennial in Nebraska life
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Each spring, the annual return of “Backyard Farmer” to the airwaves is as eagerly anticipated as the return of Sandhill cranes to Central Platte waters. The show has been a shared Nebraska experience for generations, featuring practical lawn and gardening advice leavened by lighthearted fun. This year, it celebrates its 70th anniversary.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Nebraska Extension will host a high school student gardening competition again this summer. Participants will plant, grow, cultivate, harvest and distribute their fresh specialty crops and compete alongside other Nebraska students to find out who is The Biggest Grower.
M. Rosalind Morris, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture emeritus professor of plant cytogenetics, died March 26, 2022, just a few weeks shy of her 102nd birthday.
With a lot of time, planning, collaboration with other institutions and a $10 million USDA-NIFA CAP grant, Nebraska faculty in agronomy and horticulture offer a cover crop course like none other in the country. The Agronomy 425/825 Cover Crops in Agroecosystems inaugural class which began Aug. 30, had 100 students total nationwide with 50 enrolled through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln — 33 online and 17 in person.
Congrats to Lily Brummel, who will be a plant and landscape systems major with a horticulture option this fall in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources! Brummel is one of eight incoming CASNR students who were awarded a full-tuition scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year on Feb. 18. Brummel is from Plano, Illinois.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Agronomy Club is hosting their annual Experience Agronomy Day for high school students and Nebraska FFA chapters March 26 virtually.
The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture welcomed Lisa Hilfiker on March 14 as the new administrative associate for graduate support. She will provide essential support to the department’s distance and resident graduate programs and will serve as the main point of contact for faculty and students regarding applications, admissions, student progress and graduation.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crops Judging Team earned a third-place overall team award at the Kansas State University Crop Judging Contest March 5 in the four-year division. Ten teams from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas participated in the contest. Nebraska's winning team includes senior agronomy majors Nathan Donoghue, Katie Steffen, Korbin Kudera and Sarina Janssen.
Amit Jhala, University of Nebraska–Lincoln associate professor of agronomy and horticulture and Nebraska Extension weed management specialist, was invited by the Weed Science Society of America to write review papers for the journal, Weed Technology. These papers synthesize previous studies on how pollen-mediated gene flow can transfer herbicide resistance alleles from herbicide-resistant to susceptible broadleaf and grass weeds.
