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Students, faculty, staff, emeriti, alumni, industry leaders and guests attend the Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet on April 17 in the Nebraska East Union. The crowd honored the achievements of students, faculty and staff, past and present.

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

Over 120 students, faculty, staff, emeriti, alumni, industry leaders and guests attended the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet on April 17 in the Nebraska East Union. The crowd celebrated and honored the achievements of students, faculty and staff, past and present. Continue reading…

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Husker duo part of national push for improved biofuels

Tom Clemente, Eugene W. Price Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture, and Edgar Cahoon George Holmes Professor of biochemistry, have spent more than a decade using biotechnology tools to develop sorghum germplasm that accumulates vegetable oils in the plant’s stems and leaves. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/928r

University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s 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

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Crops Judging Team tied for seventh-place overall for the four-year university division at the national 2023 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Conference hosted by Modesto Junior College. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/47ot

Senior plant and landscape systems majors Briezy Kroeger, left, and Elaina Madison tend to plants for the spring bedding plant sale in the East Campus greenhouse.

Horticulture Club to host spring bedding plant sale

The Horticulture Club will host a spring bedding plant sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 4 and 5, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 6 at the Teaching Greenhouse West on East Campus. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/q4ar

Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program announces 2023-24 scholarship recipients

The Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has announced the recipients of scholarships for the 2023-24 academic year. The one-time scholarships will be awarded to 84 students, including nine from Agronomy and Horticulture, totaling $184,000. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/yum5

Graduation celebration to be held May 19

A graduation celebration will be held May 19 from 10 to 11 a.m. in the Goodding Learning Center, 280 Plant Sciences Hall. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/29c4

Registration for the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference ends April 28.

Registration for 2023 Water for Food Global Conference ends April 28; NU faculty, staff and students receive discounted fee of $150

The registration deadline for the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference is Friday, April 28. University of Nebraska faculty, staff and students receive a discounted registration fee of $150 for access to the full in-person conference May 8-10 and can access the discount here: https://cvent.me/aLrP8V Continue reading…

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