Zaric joins department faculty as assistant professor Monday, March 11, 2024
![Milos Zaric](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/IMG_8623-2000px_0.jpg?itok=YMwQuioA)
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Soil Health Gap project setting up baselines and schools for ag producers Thursday, March 7, 2024
![Bijesh Maharjan, right, Nebraska Extension soil nutrient and management specialist, speaks to an attendee at the second Soil Health School at the West Central Research Extension and Education Center in North Platte. Photo by Nicole Heldt](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/SHSll%20bijesh.jpg?itok=Gp_kf_RX)
Mamo reappointed as head of UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Thursday, March 7, 2024
![Martha Mamo](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/mamo%20.png?itok=lsvMAO80)
Singh selected Agricultural & Environmental Letters Outstanding Reviewer Wednesday, March 6, 2024
![Arshdeep Singh](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/Arshdeep-Singh-A-EL-outstandingReviewer-2024-1920px.jpg?itok=axIrJb_4)
Arshdeep Singh, University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy and horticulture doctoral candidate, was selected as a 2023 Agricultural & Environmental Letters Outstanding Reviewer.
Agricultural & Environmental Letters is a joint publication of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America. It is an open access journal that publishes articles spanning the entire range of the agricultural and environmental sciences and describes cross-disciplinary research or addressing emerging scientific, policy and economic issues.
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14 Huskers named new NSRI fellows Friday, March 1, 2024
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Teachers invited to Summer Soybean Institute Thursday, February 29, 2024
![2024 Summer Soybean Institute](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/SM-SummerSoybeanInstitute2024-V5-1920.jpg?itok=iUQjhZ13)
Why do we grow so many soybeans in Nebraska?
Twenty middle school and high school teachers will explore this question at the 2024 Summer Soybean Institute to be held May 29-30 and July 16-18. Registration deadline in March 18 and priority will be given to cross-curricular teams of teachers.
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Nebraska turf team takes 6th in national Turf Bowl Wednesday, February 21, 2024
![The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America awards the University of Nebraska Team 35 and adviser Anne Streich with sixth place during the 2024 Collegiate Turf Bowl competition at the GCSAA conference in Phoenix.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/TurfTeam2024-Streich_2000x1125px.jpg?itok=aaraZKvx)
A University of Nebraska–Lincoln turfgrass competition team took sixth place out of 63 teams from 28 universities at the 30th Annual Collegiate Turf Bowl competition on Jan. 31. The competition, presented in partnership with John Deere, was held at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix.
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Department spring banquet is April 15 Tuesday, February 20, 2024
![The Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet will be held April 15 in the Great Plains Room at the Nebraska East Union.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/SpringBanquet24-NewsGraphic.jpg?itok=1KpUycFw)
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Frels to present award for research into improving nutrition in healthy foods Monday, February 19, 2024
![Katherine Frels](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/PortraitBackground-Frels.jpg?itok=hFsSBKQa)
Katherine Frels, a scientist and assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and a collaborator with the Nebraska Food for Health Center, will be among the presenters of the newly-established Marie Clark Taylor CGF Fellowship. Frels will present the award to Delaware State University student Lauren A. Waller at the Feb. 21 Coalition for Grain Fiber workshop in Kansas City, Kansas.
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Zuppa selected to receive Sustainable Agriculture Grant from NCR-SARE Monday, February 19, 2024
![A North Central Region – Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grant of $14,850 was recently awarded to Vinicius Zuppa and Cody Creech at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Sidney, Nebraska.](https://agronomy.unl.edu/styles/large/public/images/news/Vinicus.jpg?itok=lpIgnWQv)