Jhala honored with Distinguished Achievement Young Weed Scientist Award Monday, October 31, 2016
Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Management Specialist Amit Jhala has been honored with the Distinguished Achievement Young Weed Scientist Award from the North Central Weed Science Society of America. This award recognizes outstanding contributions made by young weed scientist in research and/or extension in the north central.
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Soil judging team takes third Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Rodger Farr, Kolby Grint and Samantha Teten, University of Nebraska–Lincoln agronomy majors and members of the soil judging team, along with 14 other team members from the School of Natural Resources, placed third overall in the 2016 Region V Soil Judging Contest held Oct. 9-14. This qualifies the team to represent the region in the National Soil Judging Competition to be held April 2017 in DeKalb, Illinois.Read Soil judging team takes third
Using sensors to spoon-feed crops with extreme precision Friday, October 21, 2016
From NET in Nebraska, Ariana Brocious of Harvest Public Media reports on new technologies farmers are using to reduce contamination from their fields. University of Nebraska–Lincoln Professor Richard Ferguson wants to reduce the chance that excess nitrogen will get into the groundwater. His high-tech approach, called Project SENSE, uses sensor technology to help farmers fertilize during the growing season as timely and precisely as possible.Using sensors to spoon-feed crops with extreme precision
Gaussoin appointed to national USDA advisory board Wednesday, October 19, 2016
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Backyard Farmer Garden takes honorable mention in landscape design contest Monday, October 17, 2016
Winners of the fifth annual All-America Selections Landscape Design Contest for Display Gardens was announced Oct. 12. Earning honorable mention for “Best Use of a YouTube Video,” was the Backyard Farmer Garden at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.Read Backyard Farmer Garden takes honorable mention in landscape design contest
Horticulture major one of six HortScholars in the nation Tuesday, October 11, 2016
University of Nebraska–Lincoln horticulture major, Jaclyn Nelson, was chosen for the AmericanHort HortScholars program this year. One of six students in the nation, Nelson spent seven days on-site at Cultivate‘16 this summer in Columbus, Ohio. This is the horticulture industry's largest, all-industry event in North America which takes place annually.Read Horticulture major one of six HortScholars in the nation
Researchers from wide range of disciplines advance plant genetics Wednesday, October 5, 2016
University of Nebraska–Lincoln faculty from a wide range of disciples are working together to advance the field of plant genetics, specifically with sorghum. This was evidenced this past summer by interactions among faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students working with Melinda Yerka, agronomy research assistant professor and plant geneticist, to collect data from a field of grain sorghum varieties at the Agricultural Research & Development Center near Mead, Nebraska.Read Researchers from wide range of disciplines advance plant genetics
Twenty department faculty and staff honored for their service Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln honored 895 faculty and staff for their years of service. The annual Service Awards are presented to university employees who complete years of service in five-year intervals. Employees who have worked 40-plus years at the university were recognized during Chancellor Ronnie Green’s first State of the University address on Sept. 22 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.See department Service Award recipients 2016
UNL professor spreads positivity with floral design Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Stacy Adams spends hundreds of dollars every week on flowers for his class at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His last order was $880, but the price was bumped up a bit because he had to add roses to the bill. But the associate professor of practice in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture said the expenses are a natural part of teaching a floral design course that attracts a little more than 100 students.Full story at The Daily Nebraskan
Scientific illustration exhibit at Love Library through November Friday, September 23, 2016
“Celebrating 10 Years of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators – Great Plains Chapter” exhibit of scientific illustrations by Great Plains Chapter members is on display through November at the University of Nebraska Love Library. The exhibit includes over 40 works of art along with tools, specimens and educational information about scientific illustration.Read Scientific illustration exhibit at Love Library through November