Kudera makes Husker history at NACTA Crops Judging contest Monday, April 11, 2022
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crops Judging Team competed in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Contest March 31 – April 2 in North Platte, Nebraska.
Korbin Kudera made Husker history and became the first Nebraska agronomy student to earn first-place individual overall in both the crops contest and the precision agriculture contest. He also earned high score and Individual Champion for the Agronomic Knowledge Exam and Lab Practical in the Crops Contest and for the Knowledge Exam and Lab practical in the Precision Agriculture Contest.
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Spring Affair back in person for the first time in three years Monday, April 11, 2022
Spring Affair, the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’s annual plant sale and garden event, is fully back in-person on April 28-30 in Lincoln for the first time since April 2019.See full story in Nebraska Today
Nebraska Range Short Course begins June 21 Monday, April 11, 2022
The Nebraska Range Short Course will be held at Chadron State College June 21–24. Sponsored by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Chadron State College, and the Nebraska Section of the Society for Range Management, the four-day course is designed to provide individuals who have a background in ranch, natural resource or wildlife management an opportunity to increase their knowledge in topics related to range management.
Taught through a series of classroom and field sessions, the course focuses on the underlying principles of range management.
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Alpha Gamma Chapter celebrates new inductees and 40th anniversary Friday, April 8, 2022
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 April 2 in the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons on the University of Nebraska–Lincoln East Campus. New inductees this year are Tori Boden, Sage Eckard, Cole Hammett, Jacob Hillis, Benjamin Knudsen, Eric Kovarik, Deanna Montanez Mendoza, Jacob Nichols, Nathan Starr, Sidney Thimgan, Drew Wessel and Macey Wooldrik.Read Alpha Gamma Chapter celebrates new inductees and 40th anniversary
70 years on, ‘Backyard Farmer’ remains hardy perennial in Nebraska life Thursday, March 31, 2022
Each spring, the annual return of “Backyard Farmer” to the airwaves is as eagerly anticipated as the return of Sandhill cranes to Central Platte waters. The show has been a shared Nebraska experience for generations, featuring practical lawn and gardening advice leavened by lighthearted fun. This year, it celebrates its 70th anniversary.See full story in Nebraska Today
The Biggest Grower competition returns in May Wednesday, March 30, 2022
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Nebraska Extension will host a high school student gardening competition again this summer. Participants will plant, grow, cultivate, harvest and distribute their fresh specialty crops and compete alongside other Nebraska students to find out who is The Biggest Grower.Read The Biggest Grower competition returns in May
A Tribute to M. Rosalind Morris, first women professor of agronomy at Nebraska Wednesday, March 30, 2022
M. Rosalind Morris, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture emeritus professor of plant cytogenetics, died March 26, 2022, just a few weeks shy of her 102nd birthday.Read A Tribute to M. Rosalind Morris, first women professor of agronomy at Nebraska
Nebraska faculty lead one-of-a-kind national cover crop course Thursday, March 24, 2022
With a lot of time, planning, collaboration with other institutions and a $10 million USDA-NIFA CAP grant, Nebraska faculty in agronomy and horticulture offer a cover crop course like none other in the country. The Agronomy 425/825 Cover Crops in Agroecosystems inaugural class which began Aug. 30, had 100 students total nationwide with 50 enrolled through the University of Nebraska–Lincoln — 33 online and 17 in person.Read Nebraska faculty lead one-of-a-kind national cover crop course
CASNR announces Change Maker student scholarship recipients Thursday, March 24, 2022
Congrats to Lily Brummel, who will be a plant and landscape systems major with a horticulture option this fall in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources! Brummel is one of eight incoming CASNR students who were awarded a full-tuition scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year on Feb. 18. Brummel is from Plano, Illinois.Hilfiker is new administrative associate for graduate support Friday, March 18, 2022
The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture welcomed Lisa Hilfiker on March 14 as the new administrative associate for graduate support. She will provide essential support to the department’s distance and resident graduate programs and will serve as the main point of contact for faculty and students regarding applications, admissions, student progress and graduation.Read Hilfiker is new administrative associate for graduate support