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.Read One hundred forty attend Herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth Management Field Day
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.Read Wortman bringing awareness about sustainable food production to LES Sustainable Living Festival
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.Read Weed Management Field Day hosts 142 attendees
Grassini recognized by American Society of Agronomy, joins Field to Market council on sustainable agriculture Friday, June 24, 2016
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.NSF grant to support development of new phenotyping instrument Friday, May 27, 2016
Increased yields and crop stress tolerance are critical to addressing the world's food security challenges. A team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, including Agronomy and Horticulture Associate Professor and Plant Molecular Physiologist Harkamal Walia (far right), is developing a tool to better identify plant characteristics for improved crop performance through a new grant from the National Science Foundation.Project aims to increase hops production in Nebraska Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Hyten named Haskins Professor in Plant Genetics Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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Horticulture major receives national intern scholarship Monday, May 23, 2016
University of Nebraska-Lincoln horticulture major, Jaclyn Nelson, is one of three students in the nation to be awarded a 2016 Mosmiller Internship from the American Floral Endowment. AFE also presented intern scholarships to Loren Marie Anthony from the University of Arkansas and Kailey Brooks from the University of Missouri.Read Horticulture major receives national intern scholarship
Bandillo, McConaughy and Waseem awarded fellowships Monday, May 16, 2016
Waseem Hussain, Samantha McConaughy and Nonoy Bandillo, graduate students in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, have been awarded graduate student fellowships to attend the 5th International Conference on Quantitative Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 12-17.Read Bandillo, McConaughy and Waseem awarded fellowships