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Tala Awada

Tala Awada to serve as interim dean and director of the Agricultural Research Division

April 20, 2026

An April 29 webinar will help Nebraska livestock producers understand tax considerations and planning options when wildfire or other disasters force herd sales. Photo: Real Ag Stock

Webinar to help producers navigate tax issues after wildfire livestock sales

April 20, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

youth driving tractor

May, June dates set for annual tractor/equipment safety training for young and beginning farmers

April 20, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska scientist proposes bold new definition of what counts as soil

April 20, 2026

Kristal Stoner

2026 Wiegers Wildlife Conservation Award honors Husker alumna Kristal Stoner

April 20, 2026

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture 2025 Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include Thomas S. Payne (from left), Calvin O. Qualset, James “Jim” S. Schepers, and the late James “Jim” Specht.

Payne, Qualset, Schepers and Specht receive Alumni Lifetime Achievement Award

April 18, 2026

Karikari began Sept. 25, 2025, as an assistant professor of practice in plant science in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Karikari’s crop system research prioritizes farmers’ needs

April 18, 2026

Lillian Bittle, a freshman Journalism major, studies art history while relaxing under the “Birth of Venus” sculpture on a warm February day.

Achievements | Honors, appointments and publications for April 17

April 17, 2026

Science & Technology

An irrigation system waters a cornfield.

Husker research provides irrigation rules to save water, increase profits

April 17, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Two rows of sugar beets.

Lawrence’s research proves crucial in safeguarding Nebraska sugar beet sector

April 17, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Dan Uden, the interim director of the Center for Resilience in Agricultural Working Landscapes, uses technologies like GPS, remote sensing and geographic information systems in his work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

CRAWL interim director advances to associate professor

April 16, 2026

Wind turbines are seen in the Sandhills.

Rural Nebraskans favor local energy sources, poll shows

April 16, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

burned posts after Morrill Fire

Nebraska Extension and USDA partners set April 20 wildfire recovery informational meeting for ranchers

April 15, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Color portrait of Scott Hutchins, chief scientist and undersecretary for research, education and economics with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, on a color campus background.

USDA chief scientist to deliver Heuermann Lecture on April 28

April 15, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

golden pasture in sunlight

Nebraska Extension webinar to address wildfire recovery for rangeland and pastures

April 14, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Extension workshop will help producers leverage monitoring and forecasting tools.

Managing drought workshop offered in Scottsbluff and North Platte

April 14, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

A man hands a breakfast bag through a car window in a parking lot. Several other vehicles are lined up behind the car.

Drive-thru event bringing cancer prevention directly to Nebraskans

April 14, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Troy Anderson and son

Beef Quality Assurance helps producers achieve long-term success

April 13, 2026

Twenty-five University of Nebraska–Lincoln students — 12 in formal attire and 13 in red robes, all wearing red sashes — pose for a group photo on the east side of Memorial Stadium.

Innocents Society, Mortar Board members inducted for 2026-27

April 13, 2026

Chief USTR ag negotiator to keynote April 21 Yeutter Institute symposium

April 10, 2026

Agriculture & Environment