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Innovative Soil Health and Sustainability training begins July 15 Thursday, July 11, 2024

Advancing Soil Health: UNL and NRCS Partner for Innovative Soil Health and Sustainability training.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Health Team is expanding its educational initiatives by hosting the 2024 Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Health and Sustainability training for 30 new and experienced NRCS-Nebraska Conservationist Field Staff. This specialized event, set for July 15-18 at the Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center, offers a unique opportunity for NRCS professionals to gain in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience.

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Deepak Ghimire receives the prestigious American Society of Agronomy award Monday, July 8, 2024

Deepak Ghimire, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, holds a drone he uses to take images of crop research plots. Photo by Nicole Heldt

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ph.D. candidate, Deepak Ghimire, is the recipient of the 2024 Nelson Yield-Limiting Factors Graduate Student Scholarship from the American Society of Agronomy.

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Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society award two from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Monday, July 8, 2024

Soil and Water Conservation Society members Bijesh Maharjan (left) and Extension Educator Gary Stone hold their Commendation Awards from the SWCS Nebraska Chapter. | Photo by Chabella Guzman

Two with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center were among those awarded at the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Society awards night on Wednesday, June 12, in Scottsbluff.

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Analysis, Summarization, and Interpretation of Plant Breeding Data workshop is Aug. 6-8 Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Blaine Johnson, agronomy and horticulture professor of practice, will be leading a workshop Aug. 6-8 titled Analysis, Summarization, and Interpretation of Plant Breeding Data using Mixed Models with Echidna and ASReml Software. This three-day event will take place in the Goodding Learning Center, 280 Plant Sciences Hall on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus.

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Introduction to Hybrid Breeding workshop begins July 31 Wednesday, July 3, 2024

The Introduction to Hybrid Breeding workshop is set for July 31 and August 1 in the Goodding Learning Center, 280 Plant Sciences Hall on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s East Campus.

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Nebraska Extension projects look at viability and economics of mint in Panhandle Monday, July 1, 2024

UNL students Kasun Lakmini (left), Piumi Ishara and Sujani De Silva harvest spearmint at the Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff on Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Chabella Guzman | PREEC Communications

Two recent projects at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff involved growing peppermint and spearmint, doing it well, and saving money and greenhouse gasses.

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Researchers look at roots for insight into drought-tolerant wheat Friday, June 28, 2024

Maria Fernanda Sanches, an intern at the High Plains Ag Lab, prepares a root sample at the Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center’s lab in Scottsbluff. Photo Chabella Guzman

Are there certain advantages old wheat varieties have over newer wheat varieties that are commonly grown today? This was a question presented to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) High Plains Ag Lab (HPAL) specialists at a recent workshop.

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Nominations open for Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award Friday, June 28, 2024

The Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Advisory Council is seeking nominations for the 2024 Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is the highest honor bestowed upon graduates of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture who have demonstrated exceptional service to the University of Nebraska and have made significant contributions to the agricultural industry, their community, state and nation through professional service, public service and/or civic engagement.

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Weed control in corn and soybean topics of field day Thursday, June 27, 2024

Amit Jhala discusses a project titled "Critical Time of Cereal Rye Termination for Better Palmer Amaranth Suppression After Corn Planting."

The 2024 Nebraska Extension Weed Management Field Day featured research and demonstrations on weed management by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Jhala Lab team and from extension educator Jenny Rees at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center on June 26.

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Jacobs receives Staff Senate Customer Service Award Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Julie Jacobs, office associate for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Pesticide Safety Education Program, received the Customer Service Award from the Staff Senate Recognition Committee at the 2024 All Staff Conference May 21.

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