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Jim Specht

Specht awarded with first-ever Larry Tonniges Research Achievement Award

May 10, 2023

Biochar is applied to 16 acres of farmland in northeast Lincoln with a manure spreader, during University of NebraskaâLincoln research trials in April. Photo by Ann Powers| Agronomy and Horticulture

Nebraska researchers conduct largest biochar field trial in the state

May 9, 2023

Newest Alpha Gamma Chapter inductees pose with past officers. From left are Jacob Hillis, Nathan Starr, Sam Berghuis, Thomas Henry, Willis Hanneman, Elaina Madison, Ridge Gersberger, Katrina Webster and Emma Kuss. | Photo courtesy of Luqi Li

Alpha Gamma Chapter celebrates new inductees and Pi Alpha Xi Centennial

May 9, 2023

Christian Stephenson

Stephenson joins department in landscape and regional food systems

May 3, 2023

Paul Read was interviewed about his life in horticulture at the 2022 ASHS annual meeting and highlighted in the April 15 issue of the society's e-news.

Read is highlighted in society news as horticulture legend

May 2, 2023

Dan Uden on RFD-TV

Uden discusses Sandhills land management on RFD-TV

May 1, 2023

The University of NebraskaâLincoln Crops Judging Team includes Will Stalder, (front row, from left), Maggie Walker, Kailey Zielgler, and Daniel Frey, Garrett Kuss, (back row, from left), Logan Nelson, Zach Nienhueser and Don Lee.

Crops Judging Team competes at national conference

April 26, 2023

Students, faculty, staff, emeriti, alumni, industry leaders and guests attend the Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet on April 17 in the Nebraska East Union.

Spring Banquet held to honor achievements of students, faculty, staff

April 25, 2023

The University of NebraskaâLincoln Soil Judging Team places fourth overall at the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest hosted by Oklahoma State University on March 31 near Woodward, Oklahoma. Team members are Stephanie Kluthe, (back row, from left) Sean Glasshoff, Mason Rutgers, Johnathan Kelly, Jack Krebs, Will Hernandez (front row, from left), Mason Schumacher, Charlotte Brockman, Julianna CaÃ±edo and Rachel Clarkson.

Huskers take 4th at national soil judging contest

April 5, 2023

The University of NebraskaâLincoln Crops Judging Team places third overall at the West Texas A&M University Collegiate Crops Contest on March 25 in Canyon, Texas. Team members include Kailey Ziegler (from left), Maggie Walker, Will Stalder, Zach Nienhueser and Logan Nelson.

Crops judging team competes, gives back to FFA students

April 4, 2023

Guangchao Sun, research scientist (left), and Thomas Hoban, an undergraduate research assistant in the James Schnable lab, collect, measure and process seedling roots under green light. Green light allows Guangchao and Thomas to see what they are doing while not alerting the cells of plant roots that they are out of the soil and exposed to the sun to reduce changes introduced between when the plants are harvested and when gene expression can be measured.

Nebraska researchers identify genes that help corn adapt to new environments

March 30, 2023

Nicholas McMillan

Rangeland, landscape ecologist considers Nebraska dream job

March 28, 2023