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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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Crops Judging Team competes at national conference Wednesday, April 26, 2023

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crops Judging Team includes Will Stalder, (front row, from left), Maggie Walker, Kailey Zielgler, and Daniel Frey, Garrett Kuss, (back row, from left), Logan Nelson, Zach Nienhueser and Don Lee.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crops Judging Team tied for seventh-place overall for the four-year university division at the national 2023 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference hosted by Modesto Junior College in Modesto, California, April 12-15. Thirteen teams from across the country competed in the four-year university division.

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Spring Banquet held to honor achievements of students, faculty, staff Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Students, faculty, staff, emeriti, alumni, industry leaders and guests attend the Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet on April 17 in the Nebraska East Union.

Over 120 students, faculty, staff, emeriti, alumni, industry leaders and guests attended the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet on April 17 in the Nebraska East Union. The crowd celebrated and honored the achievements of students, faculty and staff, past and present.

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Horticulture Club to host spring bedding plant sale Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Senior plant and landscape systems majors Briezy Kroeger, left, and Elaina Madison tend to plants for the spring bedding plant sale in the East Campus greenhouse.

The Horticulture Club will host a spring bedding plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4 and 5, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 6 at the Teaching Greenhouse West on East Campus.

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Husker duo part of national push for improved biofuels Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Tom Clemente, Eugene W. Price Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Edgar Cahoon, George Holmes Professor of biochemistry who serves as director of Nebraska’s Center for Plant Science Innovation, have spent more than a decade using biotechnology tools to develop sorghum germplasm that accumulates vegetable oils in the plant’s stems and leaves.

Full story at Nebraska Today

Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program announces 2023-24 scholarship recipients Monday, April 10, 2023

The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. The one-time scholarships will be awarded to 84 students, including nine from Agronomy and Horticulture, totaling $184,000 for the ensuing academic year.

Full story at IANR News

Huskers take 4th at national soil judging contest Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Judging Team places fourth overall at the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest hosted by Oklahoma State University on March 31 near Woodward, Oklahoma. Team members are Stephanie Kluthe, (back row, from left) Sean Glasshoff, Mason Rutgers, Johnathan Kelly, Jack Krebs, Will Hernandez (front row, from left), Mason Schumacher, Charlotte Brockman, Julianna Cañedo and Rachel Clarkson.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Judging Team took fourth place overall at the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest held March 26–31 near Woodward, Oklahoma.

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