The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture fall seminar series videos are now available online. Get up-to-date, expert advice and information from leading researchers, extension specialists and educators in the areas of agriculture, science and horticulture. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/agronomy-and-horticulture-seminar-videos-available-online
Charles Francis, University of Nebraska–Lincoln professor, has worked with the Norwegian University of Life Sciences Agroecology Teaching Program for two decades. In November, they were presented with the prestigious Norway National 2016 Education Quality Award. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/nebraska-professor-instrumental-improving-agroecology-teaching-methods
Daniel Schachtman, professor of agronomy and horticulture and director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Biotechnology, is leading a multi-institutional research effort to improve sorghum as a source for biofuel production. Continue reading…
More details at: http://seedworld.com/making-the-most-of-ethanol
Grace Hansen, a senior horticulture major, was named a winner in the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Entrepreneurship 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition on Nov. 3. Hansen works with horticulture professor Ellen Paparozzi, growing and distilling basil oil. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/horticulture-student-hansen-named-winner-quick-pitch-competition
Scientists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have begun a multi-year study into whether high-carbon char, a fine, powdery coal dust left over from the processing of sugarbeets, will improve the soil if applied to farmers’ fields. Continue reading…
More details at: http://extension.unl.edu/statewide/panhandle/carbon-and-better-soil
Richard Sutton, professor of agronomy and horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, received the Green Roof Excellence Award for Research for his book, “Green Roof Ecosystems,” at the 2016 Cities Alive Conference in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 28. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/sutton-receives-green-roof-excellence-award-research
Angela Bastidas, Fatima Tenorio, Mon-Ray Shao and Jorge Venegas, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students, were named recipients of the Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/four-named-recipients-widaman-trust-distinguished-graduate-assistant-award
Amanda Easterly, agronomy graduate student, has been awarded the Al Moseman International Fellowship. Her adviser is P. Stephen Baenziger. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/easterly-awarded-al-moseman-international-fellowship
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture doctoral candidates Thomas Butts, Zahoor Ganie, Margarita Marroquin-Guzman, Joshua Miller, Karen Ferreira da Silva, and Guangchao Sun have been named recipients of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln CASNR Milton E. Mohr Fellowship. Continue reading…
More details at: http://agronomy.unl.edu/news/six-named-recipients-milton-e-mohr-fellowship
University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers have planted their first crop of legal hemp. About 150 plants with the distinctive frond leaf, previously relegated to roadside ditches, are nestled in warm and slightly humid greenhouses on UNL's East Campus. Continue reading…
More details at: http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/unl-launches-hemp-research/article_cdddf6b5-0d4b-51f4-a957-5e7c5e5cde1f.html