Study explores value of Nebraska’s roadside restoration efforts Monday, May 13, 2019
The success of wildflowers seeded in roadside ditches hinges on neighboring land types, according to the findings of a recent study conducted by University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers and the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

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4 honored with Milton E. Mohr Awards Monday, May 13, 2019
Four Department of Agronomy and Horticulture students have been named recipients of Milton E. Mohr 2019–2020 awards. These awards recognize outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in the sciences of biotechnology and engineering based on their academic performance and potential for accomplishments in their specific field.

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New forester grew up helping grandfather in Country Gardens greenhouse near Scottsbluff Thursday, May 9, 2019
Western Nebraska native Chrissy Peters grew up around plants and learning their different species. Today her horticultural expertise is helping people across western Nebraska create greener environments.

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Agronomy and Horticulture faculty to receive promotion, tenure Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Humberto Blanco (left) and James Schnable
Two Department of Agronomy and Horticulture faculty will receive promotion and/or tenure in 2019. They were honored April 23, along with 96 fellow University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty members, during a celebration at the Lincoln Station.

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Crops Judging Team earns third at nationals Monday, May 6, 2019
Nebraska’s scoring team included Rodger Farr, left, Kolby Grint, Samantha Teten and Justin Zoucha.
Adam Striegel and Elizabeth Widder, coaches for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s Crops Judging Team, are thrilled. The team took third-place overall for the four-year university division at the national North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Student Judging Conference hosted by Murray State University in Kentucky on April 13.

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Professor Read to discuss Nebraska wine industry in new documentary Wednesday, May 1, 2019
Professor of agronomy and horticulture Paul Read will offer his expertise on winemaking in the Midwest in a new documentary, "Savor: Nebraska Craft Wine," premiering at 8:30 p.m. May 2 on NET.

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Farr earns first in Research Fair undergraduate research poster Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Rodger Farr
Rodger Farr, a senior agronomy major, received first-place in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Spring Research Fair Undergraduate Student Research Poster Session. He is advised by Greg Kruger, associate professor of agronomy, and weed science and application technology specialist at the West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte.

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Nebraska Extension extends support for community gardens Friday, April 26, 2019
For the fourth consecutive year, Nebraska Extension’s Growing Together Nebraska program has awarded funding to 10 communities across the state to increase access to fruits and vegetables in food pantries. More than $27,000 has been designated to support the effort.

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Striegel receives Holling Family Award for Teaching Excellence Thursday, April 25, 2019
Adam Striegel
Adam Striegel, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln Doctor of Plant Health student and an agronomy master's student specializing in weed science, received a Teaching Assistant Holling Family Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Soil Judging Team earns bronze at nationals Wednesday, April 24, 2019
For the first time in their history, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Soil Judging Team earned third place overall at the National Collegiate Soils Contest, this year hosted April 14 to 19 at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.

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