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Bijesh Maharjan stands in front of a pasture north of Scottsbluff consisting of native soil and plant communities. His concept would define Soil Health Gap as the difference between soil health in an undisturbed native virgin soil and soil health in a given agroecosystem, such as a tilled field. David Ostdiek | Communications Specialist Panhandle REC

Soil Health Gap establishes benchmark for soil health management

June 11, 2020

Daniel Schachtman

Nebraska perfect place for Schachtman’s research

June 3, 2020

Horticulture Club advisers Stacy Adams (left) and Terri James distribute free flats of plants to Nebraskans May 21 on University of NebraskaâLincoln East Campus. Craig Chandler | University Communication

Flower Power

May 22, 2020

Joshua Miranda received a Milton E. Mohr Fellowship for 2020-2021.

9 students named fellowship and scholarship recipients

May 22, 2020

Class of 2020

48 Agronomy and Horticulture students earn degrees in May

May 21, 2020

Agronomy and Horticulture faculty Terri James (from left), Chris Proctor and Sam Wortman will receive promotion and/or tenure in 2020.

3 Agronomy and Horticulture faculty to receive promotion, tenure

May 11, 2020

Chad Lammers, a senior plant biology major at Nebraska, scouts for weeds in a rye field on the family farm near Hartington, Nebraska. | Photo courtesy of Claire Schilmoeller

Lammers uses research, activities at Nebraska to forge future

May 8, 2020

The Biggest Grower competition offers Nebraska high school students the opportunity to learn how to start their own garden and small growing operation. | Shutterstock

The Biggest Grower competition offers high school students summer learning, scholarship

May 4, 2020

Betty Walter-Shea, CASNR interim associate dean (left), presents Salvador Ramirez with the Holling Family Teaching Assistant Teaching Excellence award March 11 at the Nebraska East Union.

Doctoral candidate honored with teaching excellence award

April 24, 2020

Students work on their hydroponic projects this fall in Horticulture 307 Hydroponics For Growing Populations taught by Stacy Adams, agronomy and horticulture associate professor of practice.

Curriculum committee works to unify department and create opportunity for students

April 17, 2020

The University of NebraskaâLincoln Crops Judging Team places third overall in the four-year division at the NCTA Collegiate Crops Contest March 7 in Curtis, Nebraska. The team includes Jared Stander (from left), Justin Zoucha, Korbin Kudera, Sarina Janssen, Jacob Vallery, Katie Jo Steffen and Adam Stiegel, team coach.

Crops judging team finishes season, looks ahead to fall

April 16, 2020

Amit Jhala

Jhala receives Epsilon Sigma Phi Early Career Outstanding Extension Leadership Award

April 8, 2020