Creating opportunity.
Fostering belonging.
Maximizing impact.
Fostering an environment where every person and every interaction matters, and where everyone feels that they belong.
The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture continues to build its leadership in plant, soil, and landscape systems through innovation and technology that is science-based and results-driven, with an urgency to anticipate and embrace future challenges. We partner with our stakeholders to meet these challenges through creative research, learner-driven teaching, and extension that all support multi-function resilient landscapes and food production to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Nebraska and the world.
Vision
Leading innovation in diverse plant systems locally and globally.
Mission
Innovating plant systems through science-driven education, research, and outreach—promoting food and energy solutions that power economic growth, environmental health, and human well-being.
Core Values
• Share a culture of mutual respect and nurture a positive culture and environment among faculty, staff, students, and stakeholders.
• Strengthen shared governance.
• Maintain and expand core expertise in teaching, research, and extension.
• Strengthen existing and develop new industry collaborations.
• Cultivate interdisciplinary collaboration within and across units and with stakeholders.
• Encourage creativity and entrepreneurship to solve complex challenges.
• Commit to identify and support underserved groups.
• Translate teaching and research into impact for stakeholders.