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Resident Assistants near the NCTA Agriculture Industry Education Center.

NCTA Class of 2026 To Honor Journey of Growth, Community

April 23, 2026

students in the east campus greenhouse

New Nebraska research effort will develop real‑time detection capabilities using native and widely distributed plant species

April 23, 2026

Joan Ruskamp

LEAD Spotlight: Joan Ruskamp

April 23, 2026

A woman speaks to a crowd seated on bleachers.

Husker entrepreneurs earn donor-funded awards in New Venture Competition

April 23, 2026

Homer Buell, owner and operator of Shovel Dot Ranch near Rose, Nebraska, stands in front of an all-terrain vehicle in a field. He is wearing a light-colored longsleeve plaid shirt, blue jeans and a white cowboy hat.

Nebraska ranchers share land decisions through UNL research project

April 22, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

A charred tree truck stands in a burnt section of the Nebraska Sandhills.

New website helps landowners track wildfire recovery, view history

April 21, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

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