Welcome back: Students dig into class
Classes started Aug. 24, and students got a hands-on start to the semester in agronomy and horticulture courses. Continue reading…
How Nebraska is training agronomists to meet seed industry demand
As a generation of seed professionals nears retirement, the Seed Industry Scholars program is helping address the growing need for properly trained agronomists through specialized seed science coursework and experiential learning opportunities. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/sis-program
Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins Aug. 27
“Innovating Agriculture: Transforming Research into Solutions” is the theme for this fall’s Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series. Beginning Aug. 27, Nebraska’s Sophie Alvarez, will present “From Molecules to Fields: Proteomics and Metabolomics at the Frontiers of Agricultural Innovation.” Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/seminars
Nominations open for 2026 Alumni Awards
The Agronomy and Horticulture Alumni Advisory Council is seeking nominations for the Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award and the Alumni Early Career Excellence Award. Nominations are due by Sept. 18, 2026.
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Schachtman retires after pioneering microbiome research at Nebraska
Daniel P. Schachtman, George Holmes Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture and director of the Nebraska Center for Biotechnology, is set to retire from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on Aug. 15, 2026, after more than a decade on campus. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/schachtman-retirement
Nolan retires after 20-year career supporting classroom technology
Diane Nolan, information technology associate in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, will retire Sept. 4 after a 20-year department career at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/nolan-retires
3 Agronomy and Horticulture students earn degrees in August
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln conferred 604 degrees, including three to graduates in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, during a combined graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremony Aug. 15 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/fh3g
Yadav wins 3 first-place awards at weed science societies competition
Ankit Yadav, a doctoral student in agronomy and horticulture, received three first-place awards at the 2026 North Central Weed Science Society/Western Society of Weed Science Joint Weed Competition. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/yehd
Unearthing Garden Gold
Kiana Martin, an agronomy and horticulture graduate student (left), and Jenna Murch-Shafer, an undergraduate biology major, dig up potatoes with other students and farm manager Collin Eaton Aug. 12 at the Husker Produce Farm on East Campus. Continue reading…
More details at: https://go.unl.edu/photo-week
Originally published August 26, 2026 -
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