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Agronomy and Horticulture

P. Stephen Baenziger will retire May 3 after 35 years of service to the university. Lana Koepke Johnson | Agronomy and Horticulture

Baenziger to retire, capping 35-year career at Nebraska

April 12, 2021

Nebraska’s Harkamal Walia and colleagues have described a novel form of a gene obtained from wild wheat that has the potential to improve drought tolerance in cultivated wheat.

Walia featured today in Nebraska Lecture on climate change, crop yields

April 2, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Report features Grassini's palm oil research

April 2, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

A young oil palm plantation in Indonesia. Each plantation cycle is about 25 years long.

Husker research shows palm oil production can grow while protecting ecosystems

March 25, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Applications being accepted for faculty leadership program

Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for March 12

March 12, 2021

Model predicts gene responses to cold across diverse plant species

March 5, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Snow

Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for Feb. 26

February 26, 2021

Ice crystals cover trees near the south entrance to Pound Hall. The building, located northeast of the intersection of 12th and R streets, is the new home to Nebraska's Services for Students with Disabilities office.

Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for Feb. 5

February 5, 2021

Juan Jimenez

Grad student gets snowy introduction to Nebraska

January 27, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

The journal Rangeland and Ecological Management recently published an article detailing the results of a survey of western South Dakota ranchers who endured a 2016 flash drought that significantly altered forage production in the area.

Study: Ranchers with drought plans make some pivotal moves sooner

January 5, 2021

Agriculture & Environment

Sam Wortman (left), associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, and Caleb Wehrbein, a senior plant biology major, harvest peppers to evaluate their quality in an on-campus variety trial that carried on during the pandemic.

New decision support tool available to specialty crop producers

December 17, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Baenziger supports growers through small-grains program

December 8, 2020

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology