Don Lee, plant breeding, genetics and molecular physiology professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, retires Oct. 10 after a 36-year career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Continue reading…
Middle and high school teachers participate in a soil identification activity during the Teaching Ecology and Applied Sciences Using the Grassland Biome workshop on July 15, 2025.
Cheryl Dunn showcased years of hard work at the Teaching Ecology and Applied Sciences Using the Grassland Biome workshop for middle and high school educators — part of a much larger plan to help K-12 students care about grasslands. Continue reading…
Deniz Istipliler, a researcher at Ege University in Turkey, collects leaves for hyperspectral imaging in Lincoln, Nebraska, as part of a collaborative project with the James Schnable and Jinliang Yang labs
A study run by the James Schnable and Jinliang Yang labs at the University of Nebraska—Lincoln was featured in the October issue of ASA News, “Leaf spectra can predict hybrid vigor in maize.” Continue reading…
Alexa Cunningham and Crayton Koranda, both agronomy majors in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, have been selected as collegiate ambassadors by the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and the Nebraska Soybean Association. Continue reading…
Dry bean breeders Teshal Mamo, Alliance of Biodiversity C/AT (left), and Carlos Urrea, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, survey the dry beans in the Mitchell Ag Lab plots in Nebraska.
The desire to produce a better bean for consumption and as a cash crop has led to UNL’s Dry Bean Breeding Program in collaboration with the Alliance of Bioversity C/AT in Africa. Continue reading…
Bryson Rader, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agronomy student, is one of five Yeutter Student Fellows in the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance’s fellowship program this academic year. Continue reading…
Researchers with South Dakota State University say eastern redcedar trees have dense canopies that effectively kill off any plants underneath. They say that's why they're not embraced in grassland regions.
Dirac Twidwell, professor of agronomy and horticulture, was interviewed for a Sept. 17 Greater Dakota News Service story on eastern red cedar trees taking over grasslands in the central United States. Continue reading…
Carol Waters champions small commercial producers and said she believes they deserve greater recognition in their communities. They may be small, but their impact on local food systems and their communities is immeasurable. Continue reading…
Catherine Chan (left) wrote how Daniel Uden inspired students by going above and beyond, bringing people together and steadying high-pressure situations. Courtesy Marissa Lindemann
Dan Uden assistant professor of natural resources and agronomy and horticulture, has received the 2025 Faculty Inspiration Award from the UNL School of Natural Resources. Continue reading…