An international team has sequenced and mapped the genome of proso millet – a feat essential to raising yields of the drought-resistant crop in the Nebraska Panhandle and semiarid regions where population booms foreshadow food shortages. Continue reading…
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The quality of protein often gets overshadowed amid the spotlight on its quantity. But that quality — the presence or absence of amino acids essential to the diets of humans and livestock — occupies the mind of Nebraska’s David Holding. Continue reading…
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Similar to an ornate floral masterpiece, there are many facets to the Floral Design class at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Martha Mamo, department head and professor of agronomy and horticulture, and David Varner, associate dean/associate director for Nebraska Extension, were among 79 individuals completing the LEAD21 leadership-development program Feb. 28. Continue reading…
James Schnable, University of Nebraska–Lincoln assistant professor of agronomy and horticulture, received the inaugural North American Plant Phenotyping Network Early Career Scientist Award at the Phenome Conference in Tucson, Arizona Feb. 6-9. Continue reading…
Adam Striegel, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln Doctor of Plant Health student and an agronomy master's student specializing in weed science, received first-place in the master’s student poster contest at the Weed Science Society of America annual meeting held Feb. 11-14 in New Orleans. Continue reading…
Members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Range Management Club recently competed at the Society for Range Management international meeting, placing in the top 10 and scoring the highest of the Great Plains schools. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Intercollegiate Crops Judging Team competed in the Southern Plains regional crops contest on Feb. 9 at Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas and placed second overall in the four-year division against other two-year and four-year institutions. Continue reading…
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture graduate students Hannah Stoll and Alex Tonon Rosa earned second and third place respectively in the final round of the 2019 Elevator Speech Contest. Continue reading…
Join the dynamic team evaluating, protecting, marketing and licensing UNL intellectual property!
NUtech Ventures is seeking at least five interns with a background in life sciences, engineering, chemistry, physical sciences, or other STEM fields, and preferably pursuing a graduate degree. Continue reading…
With the help of a new high-tech data server, High Plains Regional Climate Center clients now have quick access to real-time and archived observational and modeled datasets for a number of environmental variables. A workshop to learn how access and use the data is set for March 25. Continue reading…
The future of farming in Nebraska relies on our future generations and the agronomic practices implemented today. Learn the successes and challenges from UNL alumni who own and operate farms that include diversified crops. Continue reading…
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