Agronomy and Horticulture | Announce | University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Read retires after 38-year career at Nebraska

Paul Read, professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, retires May 31, 2025, after a 38-year career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/32ud

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture celebrates undergraduate and graduate students receiving degrees at a reception May 16 with family, friends, faculty and staff.

Congratulations to our May 2025 graduates

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will confer about 3,700 degrees during commencement exercises May 16 and 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Among those will be 40 undergraduate and 17 graduate students from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and four Grassland Systems majors. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/z2jt

Lamkins receives Student Luminary Award

Trey Lamkins received a Student Luminary Award for his commitment to scholarship and leadership as well as his role in fostering a positive campus environment that improves quality of life for all students at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/9zkw

Wheat Variety Tour at Stumpf International Wheat Research Center in Perkins County.

2025 Wheat Variety Tours set for June

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crop Performance Testing Program will launch its annual wheat variety tours in June, featuring seven field locations from Jefferson to Banner County. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/wheat-tours

Nebraska's Carlos Urrea will lead the International Bean Improvement Cooperative and the North American Pulse Improvement Association Biennial Meeting, hosted by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the BIC, Nov. 4–6 in Lincoln.

International bean and pulse meeting to be held in Lincoln

The Bean Improvement Cooperative and the North American Pulse Improvement Association will hold their International Biennial Meeting Nov. 4–6 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/ne8g

Dandelions near the westside sidewalk next to the East Campus Turfgrass Research Center in Lincoln, NE, on April 23, 2025.

Tips to maximize control of dandelions and other perennial broadleaf weeds

Dandelions and other broadleaf weeds are starting to emerge and bloom throughout Nebraska. The following are tips on how to control dandelions and other perennial broadleaf weeds with mowing, irrigation, fertilization, and herbicide timing and formulation considerations. Continue reading…

More details at: https://go.unl.edu/4msn