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Nebraska biochar researchers give back and educate community at Discovery Days Thursday, August 24, 2023

Mahmoud Sleem, research assistant intern (from left), Assistant Professor Michael Kaiser, and doctoral student Britt Fossum help community members mix biochar-amended potting soil for seed starters July 8 at the East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers Market.

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture doctoral students and faculty helped the Lincoln community get their hands “soily” while learning about biochar at the July 8 East Campus Discovery Days and Farmers Market.

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Connecting cover crops with ecosystem services Tuesday, August 22, 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln soil scientist Humberto Blanco collects intact soil cores from fields with and without cover crops in eastern Nebraska to determine soil bulk density needed to compute soil C stocks on an equivalent mass basis. Blanco is the author of a new book on cover crops and soil ecosystem services. Photo courtesy of Humberto Blanco.

Over the course of his career, soil scientist Humberto Blanco has watched the number of publications on cover crops skyrocket year after year. A professor of soil management and applied soil physics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and an SSSA Fellow, Blanco eventually decided to take on the challenge of wrestling much of that information into a book.

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Córdova receives Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Early Career Award Friday, August 11, 2023

Caro Córdova, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture assistant professor and statewide soil health specialist, received the 2023 Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Early Career Award July 17. The LTAR Early Career Scientist Award recognizes network-level research accomplishments.

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Nebraska Soybean Management Field Days celebrates 25 years in the field Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Hosted by the Nebraska Soybean Board and Nebraska Extension, the 2023 Soybean Management Field Days will take place from Aug. 8 to Aug. 11.

The 2023 Soybean Management Field Days, celebrating 25 years of providing growers with the latest in soybean production, management, and marketing, will take place from Aug. 8 to Aug. 11. Hosted by the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) and Nebraska Extension, the field days offer a unique opportunity for farmers to learn about the latest techniques and technologies in soybean production and to network with fellow growers and industry experts.

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Artificial intelligence and plant biology research lands Tross internship at Google-X Friday, July 21, 2023

In today’s job market people with expertise in artificial intelligence and people with expertise in plant biology are both in high demand. Finding one person with expertise in both is quite rare.

Except for Michael Tross, a doctoral student advised by James Schnable, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy and horticulture professor and the Dr. Charles O. Gardner Professor of Agronomy.

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Agronomy and Horticulture faculty receive promotion, tenure Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Nine Department of Agronomy and Horticulture faculty receive promotion and/or tenure in 2023.

Nine Department of Agronomy and Horticulture faculty received promotion and/or tenure in 2023. They are among the 93 University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty to be honored this year.

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Meet Graduate Student Margarito Morales Thursday, July 13, 2023

Margarito Morales, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture online master's degree student from Fresno, California, earned his degree in May 2023. His research consisted of testing chemical treatments for post-harvest lemon preservation. Lemons were treated with several post-harvest chemicals to determine which treatment provided superior decay and weight loss control. He also conducted research on Integrated pest management of cutworm in agronomic crops and consisted of different methods used to reduce cutworm damage in agronomic crops.

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Fertigation’s Sunset Seminars will explore capabilities and impacts of image-based nitrogen management Thursday, July 13, 2023

Nebraska On-Farm Research Network, innovative farmers, Nebraska Natural Resource Districts and Sentinel Fertigation to host Sunset Seminars.

LINCOLN, NE – University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska On-Farm Research Network is joining forces with innovative farmers, Nebraska Natural Resource Districts, and Sentinel Fertigation to host events, called Sunset Seminars, at trial field sites across Nebraska. The informal but informative events held in the evening will give growers and agronomists a chance to see how image-based nitrogen management works and how it can influence nitrogen management outcomes, all while enjoying refreshments and mingling with the UNL researchers, Sentinel team and other attendees.

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Nebraska to host Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Soybean conference Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Nebraska to host Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Soybean conference Aug. 10-13.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will host SOY2023, the biennial conference on the Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Soybean Aug. 10-13 at Embassy Suites by Hilton Lincoln.

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Nebraska team aids first mapping of corn genome Monday, July 10, 2023

University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientist James Schnable and international colleagues have created the first complete map of the corn genome, a landmark achievement that can enable major long-term advances in crop health, resilience and productivity.

Full story at Nebraska Today