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Blanco named Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy Monday, December 11, 2023

Humberto Blanco, University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor of agronomy and horticulture, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy. The ASA recognized Blanco’s contributions and achievements at the ASA Awards Ceremony on Oct. 30 during the scientific society’s Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Puntel receives ASA Early Career Award Friday, December 8, 2023

Laila Puntel, an assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, was formally presented with the American Society of Agronomy Early Career Award at the ASA Awards Ceremony on Oct. 30 during the scientific society’s Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Dunn honored with staff Special Contributions Award Thursday, December 7, 2023

Cheryl Dunn, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture research manager and herbarium curator, was honored with the department’s Special Contributions Award by the Staff Advisory Committee on Dec. 6 at the department Staff Appreciation Luncheon.

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DeSouza and Thompson selected for Bayer Mentoring Program Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Marcos DeSouza and Laura Thompson selected for Bayer Mentoring Program.

Marcos DeSouza and Laura Thompson, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students, were selected for the Bayer Mentoring Program.

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Soils School to feature fundamentals of soils and nutrient management Friday, December 1, 2023

2024 Soils School set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 6 and 7.

The 2024 Soils School will be held in-person at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 6 and 7.

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Service Award Celebration honors 17 department employees Thursday, November 30, 2023

Keim Hall is home to the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.

Seventeen Department of Agronomy and Horticulture employees were honored during a Celebration of Service event on Oct. 27 at the Nebraska Coliseum. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln honored 914 faculty and staff for their years of service to the university. The Celebration of Service included lunch and the program included presentation of awards to the 45-, 50-, and 55-year service award recipients, and “Milestones and Memories,” by Rick Alloway, associate professor of broadcasting in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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Horticulture Club’s Poinsettia Sale begins Nov. 30 Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Elaina Madison, now a senior plant and landscape systems major, checks on the Horticulture Club’s poinsettias in the Teaching Greenhouse West before customers arrive for the plant sale in 2021.

The Horticulture Club’s Poinsettia Sale is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Nebraska and Nebraska East unions; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Teaching Greenhouse West.

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Fogarty joins department faculty as ecologist Monday, November 20, 2023

Dillon Fogarty began June 1 as a woody invasion ecologist and research assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. He has an 80% research and a 20% extension appointment.

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NU researchers, alumni contribute to national climate assessment Monday, November 20, 2023

A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, in October 2022. At the time, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area around Chapman was in severe/extreme drought.

University of Nebraska researchers and alumni contributed expertise to the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Released by the Biden administration on Nov. 14, the report includes more than 500 authors and 250 contributors.

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Project to assemble global ag data on potassium deficiencies Thursday, November 16, 2023

Patricio Grassini, professor of agronomy and horticulture at Nebraska, is co-leading a two-year project to compile and analyze a comprehensive inventory of global data on potassium for major crop systems around the world.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the International Fertilizer Association have begun a joint initiative to fill in the knowledge gap about the extent and severity of potassium deficiency. The two-year project will compile and analyze a comprehensive inventory of global data on potassium for major crop systems around the world.

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