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Congratulations to our May 2023 graduates! Monday, May 22, 2023

Congratulations to the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Spring 2023 graduates. Pictured are the graduating undergraduates who attended the departmental celebration May 19. | Cheryl Dunn, Agronomy and Horticulture

Forty-two undergraduate and ten graduate students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and one student in the Doctor of Plant Health Program received degrees during commencement exercises May 19 and 20. Chancellor Ronnie Green delivered the keynote addresses.

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Regier named Chancellor's Scholar Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Lydia Regier, a plant biology major in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, is one of 94 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 20 at Memorial Stadium.

Chancellor’s Scholars are students who have maintained 4.0 grade-point averages on all collegiate work at Nebraska and elsewhere. This is the highest academic honor awarded to graduating undergraduates.

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Ridder named Chancellor's Scholar Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Abigail Ridder, a plant biology and environmental studies double major, is one of 94 University of Nebraska–Lincoln students who will be recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the undergraduate commencement ceremonies May 20 at Memorial Stadium.

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Specht awarded with first-ever Larry Tonniges Research Achievement Award Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Jim Specht, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor emeritus and Scottsbluff native, was recently awarded the first-ever Larry Tonniges Research Achievement award. The award, which was made possible by the family of the late Larry Tonniges, a longtime Nebraska farmer who was dedicated to production research as part of the Nebraska Soybean Board, honors researchers who have made significant contributions to soybean research for NSB.

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Nebraska researchers conduct largest biochar field trial in the state Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Biochar is applied to 16 acres of farmland in northeast Lincoln with a manure spreader, during University of Nebraska–Lincoln research trials in April. Photo by Ann Powers| Agronomy and Horticulture

Compared to other soil amendments, biochar stands out. This material, produced by pyrolysis of waste wood or other organic waste material, can reliably increase soil organic matter content in the long-term without needing repeated applications and has exciting potential to enhance carbon sequestration in soil. Despite receiving increased attention both from researchers and the public, biochar is still relatively new and the effectiveness of this treatment for larger-scale agricultural operations remains underexamined.

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Alpha Gamma Chapter celebrates new inductees and Pi Alpha Xi Centennial Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Newest Alpha Gamma Chapter inductees pose with past officers. From left are Jacob Hillis, Nathan Starr, Sam Berghuis, Thomas Henry, Willis Hanneman, Elaina Madison, Ridge Gersberger, Katrina Webster and Emma Kuss. | Photo courtesy of Luqi Li

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 in the East Campus Dinsdale Family Learning Commons April 15.

New inductees this year are Willis Hanneman, Thomas Henry, Elaina Madison, Katrina Webster, Ridge Gerstberger, Emma Kuss, Ben Tolsen, Eamon Sughroue and Sam Berghuis.

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Stephenson joins department in landscape and regional food systems Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Christian Stephenson started Jan. 3 as an assistant professor of practice for landscape and regional food systems in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. He has a 75% teaching and a 25% research appointment.

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Read is highlighted in society news as horticulture legend Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Paul Read was interviewed about his life in horticulture at the 2022 ASHS annual meeting and highlighted in the April 15 issue of the society's e-news.

Paul Read, professor of agronomy and horticulture, was interviewed as an ASHS HortLegend by Julie Campbell, a research scientist at the University of Georgia, at the 2022 American Society for Horticultural Science annual conference in Chicago and highlighted in the April 15 issue of the ASHS E-News.

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Temperature, drought influencing movement of Plains bison Monday, May 1, 2023

Conservation efforts have pushed its number back to roughly 20,000, and its status from endangered to near-threatened. But a recent study led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nic McMillan hints that the ongoing conservation of the Plains bison will demand accounting for the climate.

Full story at Nebraska Today

Uden discusses Sandhills land management on RFD-TV Monday, May 1, 2023

University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are working with ranchers and other stakeholders in the Nebraska Sandhills to better understand the challenges and opportunities of land management in this unique, important ecosystem.

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