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Research: Eastern redcedar may affect School Land Trust Thursday, August 11, 2016
Eastern redcedars
A new article authored by agronomy and horticulture students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln indicates that the expansion of eastern redcedar into grasslands reduces grazing capacity and therefore could reduce funding available for public school education in Nebraska.

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UNL horticulture major awarded American Floral Endowment scholarship Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Jaclyn Nelson
The American Floral Endowment has awarded Jaclyn Nelson, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln horticulture major, the Jacob and Rita Van Namen Marketing Scholarship for 2016. Nelson, a senior minoring in agribusiness, is the owner of Marie's Floral in Wallace, Nebraska. She interned last summer at Tessfresh Flowers in San Diego, California and this summer interned at Bachman's in Minnesota as part of the AFE Mosmiller Internship Program.

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UNL team brings home top honors from student regional weed contest Monday, August 8, 2016
Twenty-eight UNL students participated in the North Central Weed Science Society Student Weed Contest, July 27–28, and brought home top honors. Ryan Langemeier, an agronomy major, won the undergraduate Herbicide ID category.

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Restoring prairie and fighting wildfire with drone-launched fire balls Thursday, August 4, 2016
Ecologist Dirac Twidwell wants to change the way we think about prescribed burns. The University of Nebraska professor says he can harness extreme fire to restore grasslands on the Great Plains. And, with the help of the Nebraska Intelligent MoBile Unmanned Systems (NIMBUS) Lab, he has created a small drone that launches ping-pong balls-sized "dragon eggs" of fire to help him do it safely and cheaply.

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UNL viticulture field day a big success Monday, August 1, 2016
More than 40 people from Nebraska, Kansas and South Dakota attended the UNL Mechanization and More Viticulture Field Day held at Old Cellar Vineyard on July 16 in Arapahoe, Nebraska. Owner Gary Thompson and his staff were the consummate hosts, according to University of Nebraska Viticulture Program Director Paul Read.

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One hundred forty attend Herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth Management Field Day Thursday, July 28, 2016
Palmer amaranth, a member of the pigweed (Amaranthaceae) family, is one of the most troublesome weeds in Nebraska corn and soybean fields. Of particular concern is Palmer amaranth resistant to atrazine and HPPD-inhibiting herbicides (Callisto, Laudis, Impact) in south central Nebraska. This is due to its proximity to intense seed corn production, which is primarily reliant on these herbicides for weed control.

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Wortman bringing awareness about sustainable food production to LES Sustainable Living Festival Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Sam Wortman, the new assistant professor and environmental horticulturist in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, will be taking part in this year’s LES Sustainable Living Festival, Aug. 13, at The Railyard, in Lincoln’s West Haymarket. “I believe one approach to improving the sustainability and resiliency of our food system is to increase local and home food production,” Wortman said.

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Weed Management Field Day hosts 142 attendees Thursday, July 14, 2016
The 2016 Corn and Soybean Weed Management Field Day was held on June 29 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center. Amit Jhala, UNL Extension weed management specialist, organized the field day and led the tour. The 142 participants included growers, crop consultants, extension educators, graduate students, industry representatives, and other clientele.

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Grassini recognized by American Society of Agronomy, joins Field to Market council on sustainable agriculture Friday, June 24, 2016
Patricio Grassini
Patricio Grassini, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture assistant professor and Water for Food Institute Faculty Fellow, has earned the American Society of Agronomy's 2016 Early Career Professional Award. The award recognizes his outstanding contributions in agronomy within seven years of completing his doctorate. The ASA will present the award to Grassini at its annual meeting Nov. 6-9 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Resistant Palmer Amaranth Management Field Day to be held in Shickley Thursday, June 9, 2016
Nebraska Extension will be hosting a Resistant Palmer Amaranth Management Field Day Tuesday, July 12, near Shickley to demonstrate control options in corn. Keynote speaker will be Jason Norsworthy, professor and endowed chair of Weed Science at the Unversity of Arkansas. Norsworth has documented eight herbicide-resistant weeds in Arkansas, including glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth.

Full story at CropWatch


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