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Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins Feb. 4 Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts with “Collaborative Efforts to Diversify Nebraska Cropping Systems” presented by Nebraska’s Andrea Basche Feb. 4.

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Nebraska study finds climate, field management hold keys to increased crop yields Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Much of the recent gain in corn yield is attributable to farmer adoption of improved management practices.

A multi-year analysis of Nebraska corn production by researchers in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources sheds new light on crop yield improvement and demonstrates the value of the university’s partnership with Nebraska ag producers and natural resources districts.

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MLK week to feature volunteer opportunities, critical conversations Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s MLK Week celebration will feature week-long opportunities for service, education and conversation.

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Sutter is new distance education lecturer Friday, January 14, 2022

The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture welcomed McKinzie Sutter back on January 3 as a lecturer for AgroHort Online Program. She works with Leah Sandall, distance education coordinator.

Sutter has been with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln as a student employee and a staff member since 2010. Originally from Omaha, she earned a Bachelor of Science in fisheries and wildlife in 2014 with an ecology emphasis and a master’s degree in natural resources in 2017, both from Nebraska.

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Visiting scientists from Turkey conducting research at Nebraska Thursday, January 13, 2022

Sema Kaplan and Mahmut Kaplan are visiting scholars from Turkey in Lincoln for about a year to learn and collaborate with researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Agronomy and Horticulture to host special seminar Jan. 24 Wednesday, January 12, 2022

The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture will host a special seminar featuring guest speaker Menachem Moshelion Jan. 24. Moshelion will present “The Use of Novel, Reversed Physiological Phenotyping Methods in a Continuous High-Throughput Crop–Environment Characterization (Continuous G × E).”

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2021 Nebraska Dry Edible Bean Trial Results Available Friday, January 7, 2022

Dry Bean Breeding Specialist Carlos Urrea and his crew worked both outside and indoors to carry out variety trials in 2021. (Left photo) Barbara Pieper (foreground), Aymslee Mathis and Karrisa Neal, summer interns, at work in the greenhouse scouting and clipping young bean plants. (Right photo) Urrea checks variety plots at the Mitchell Ag Lab in mid-summer 2021.

Results of the 2021 variety trials for dry edible beans conducted by the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center are now available online.

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Soils School to feature soil, water, nutrient management concepts Friday, January 7, 2022

(Clockwise, from top left) Bijesh Maharjan, Laila Puntel, Humberto Blanco, Javed Iqbal, Rhae Drijber, Michael Kaiser, Aaron Hird, Nathan Mueller and Katie Pekarek will present at 2022 Soils School.

The 2022 Soils School will be held in person at Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 7 and 8.

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Balboa is new research assistant professor Thursday, January 6, 2022

Guillermo Raul Balboa joined the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Sept. 7 as a research assistant professor in nutrient management. He works with the precision ag team lead by colleague Laila Puntel.

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University part of global on-farm research movement Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Nathan Mueller (left), Nebraska Extension educator, assesses an on-farm experiment with a producer participating in the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network.

Since its beginning in 1989, the Nebraska On-Farm Research Network has helped producers, in partnership with Nebraska Extension, analyze experiments suited to the specific conditions of their fields.

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