Celebration of Service, All-University Picnic are Sept. 18 Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Chancellor Ronnie Green will lead a universitywide Celebration of Service, honoring nearly 1,000 faculty and staff, on Sept. 18. Bruce Anderson, professor of agronomy and horticulture, will be honored for 40 years of service along with 26 other department employees ranging from five to 35 years of employment with the university.Read full story at Nebraska Today
Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series starts Sept. 6 Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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Bringing the heat to weed management Tuesday, September 3, 2019
After seven years of research, scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are ready to light up Nebraska agriculture with a new weeding innovation. This team, headed by Dr. Stevan Knezevic, professor of integrated weed management, and George Gogos, professor of mechanical and materials engineering, presented their findings on the application of heat as a means of weed management in agriculture at a workshop Aug. 19, at the Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center in Ithaca, Neb.Full story at Midwest Messenger
Walia awarded Heuermann Chair designation Thursday, August 29, 2019
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Nebraska team merges machine learning, plant genetics to maximize sorghum potential Thursday, August 22, 2019
Through a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln research team is developing ways to maximize sorghum potentials across the United States.Read full story at Nebraska Today
IANR Faculty Spotlight: James Schnable Thursday, August 22, 2019
What is your position at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln? I'm an associate professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. I work with the Quantitative Life Sciences Initiative, the Center for Plant Science Innovation, and the Nebraska Food for Health Center.A bioinformatics journey from Brazil to Nebraska and back Monday, August 19, 2019
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Powers cultivates sense of community at Backyard Farmer Garden Wednesday, August 14, 2019
It’s a clear, bright morning on Nebraska’s East Campus, and the Backyard Farmer Garden is already buzzing with activity. Ann Powers can’t help but smile when she looks over the community space. She took over as primary caretaker of the garden in May, and the gig has quickly became a labor of love.Read full story at Nebraska Today
Grower, researcher say Nebraska needs to step slowly into hemp market Thursday, August 8, 2019
Midwest Hop Producers was one of 10 growers to be randomly selected to participate in the first year of the state's Hemp Cultivation/Processing Research Program, established by a bill (LB657) passed by the Nebraska Legislature and signed into law this spring by Gov. Pete Ricketts.Full story at Lincoln Journal Star
Paparozzi named Pi Alpha Xi Fellow Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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