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The Barta Brothers Ranch: Making a Difference Wednesday, March 20, 2019

The difference between a good university and a great university can be measured by the passion, vision and generosity of its donors. Clifford and Jimmie Barta were brothers that ranched their entire lives in the eastern Sandhills of Rock and Brown Counties. During their estate planning, they chose to gift their ranch (Barta Brothers Ranch [BBR]) to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

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Wortman receives Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Thursday, March 14, 2019

Sam Wortman, assistant professor and environmental horticulturist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, received a Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award on Tuesday, March 12.

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Agronomy alumnus accepted into Nebraska Water Leaders Academy Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Quinn Charling, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln CASNR alumnus, has been accepted as a participant in Class IX of the Nebraska Water Leaders Academy, a one-year program that educates participants about the vital role of rivers, streams and aquifers play in the economic sustainability of the state.

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5 Agronomy and Horticulture faculty receive Parents’ Recognition Awards Friday, March 8, 2019

Stacy Adams, Martha Mamo, Don Lee, Christian Elowsky and Kim Todd, University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture faculty, were honored for their support to students during the annual Parents' Recognition Awards luncheon on March 1.

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Sequenced genome of ancient crop could raise yields Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Nebraska's James Schnable has helped sequence nearly the entire genetic catalog of proso millet.

An international team has sequenced and mapped the genome of proso millet – a feat essential to raising yields of the drought-resistant crop in the Nebraska Panhandle and semiarid regions where population booms foreshadow food shortages.

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Stoll and Tonon Rosa receive Elevator Speech awards Tuesday, March 5, 2019

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students Hannah Stoll and Alex Tonon Rosa earned second and third place respectively in the final round of the 2019 Elevator Speech Contest. Organized and hosted by the departments of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Agronomy and Horticulture, the top five speakers from each department competed in the final round.

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Range Management Club competes at society meeting Monday, March 4, 2019

Society of Range Management Meeting 2019

Members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Range Management Club participated in the Society for Range Management international meeting in Minneapolis Feb. 11–13.

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Mamo and Varner graduate LEAD21 program Monday, March 4, 2019

Martha Mamo, department head and professor of agronomy and horticulture, and David Varner, associate dean/associate director for Nebraska Extension, were among 79 individuals completing the LEAD21 leadership-development program Feb. 28.

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Floral design class a bouquet of art and science Thursday, February 28, 2019

Stacy Adams teaching Floral Design class

Similar to an ornate floral masterpiece, there are many facets to the Floral Design class at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Along with learning how to turn stems of roses, bunches of lilies, and spatters of greenery into art, Huskers are getting a sprig of history, a sprinkle of entrepreneurship and a spray of supply chain management.