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Nebraska Extension to host Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour near Broken Bow

May 21, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Water beads up on the leaves of a Chinese chestnut. 2024 Spring Affair plant sale by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum is April 25-27. April 15, 2024. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication and Marketing

Nebraska researchers map “missing link” in plant growth, solar energy capture

May 21, 2026

On Sept. 1, 2025, Brandi Sigmon began her new position as an associate professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Sigmon takes over genetics course, begins new research

May 21, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Eric Weaver, professor of biological sciences and director of the Nebraska Center for Virology, poses for a photo in his lab at the Morrison Life Sciences Center. Weaver has developed a vaccine approach that shows promise in protecting against highly pathogenic bird flu.

Weaver earns $4M grant to target future flu pandemics

May 20, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Two women and a man pose in a lab.

Nebraska's small-grains program produces award-winning wheat for baking

May 20, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Nebraska Extension’s annual Weed Management Field Day returns June 24 with field tours focused on Palmer amaranth control, precision spraying technology, volunteer corn management and herbicide program comparisons.

Weed Management Field Day June 24 to Highlight Soybean and Corn Trials

May 19, 2026

Cattle graze summer range. Photo by Mitchell Stephenson, Nebraska Agronomy & Horticulture.

Nebraska Grazing Conference set for Aug. 4–5 in Kearney

May 19, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

During a drought, some producers may decide to drylotting cattle.

Nebraska Extension hosts drought management webinar for beef producers

May 19, 2026

cedar tress on a hillside

Workshops to Address the Spread of Cedar Trees and Control Options

May 19, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

In November 2025, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture professor Patricio Grassini was named an American Society of Agronomy Fellow, the highest distinction in the organization.

Grassini named 2025 American Society of Agronomy fellow

May 19, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Purple spring blooms pop up in the frame of Oldfather Hall and the Old Glory sculpture.

Achievements | Honors, appointments and publications for May 15

May 15, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

A power line is seen running through a scorched field on a cloudy day.

Workshops help western Nebraska producers manage drought conditions

May 13, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Dinsdale Learning commons

IANR Seeking Nominations for 2026 Faculty Awards Recognizing Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service

May 12, 2026

2026 DH Summer Fellows: (left to right) Lexus Root, Brianna Rose DeValk, Dana Hanley, and Henrique Cassol Leal

Summer 2026 digital humanities fellows announced

May 12, 2026

Science & Technology

From global development to Nebraska: Joe Sanders leads DWFI’s next chapter

May 11, 2026

Students in Introduction to Landscape Construction work as a team, fitting flagstone pieces together like a puzzle as they build a patio.

Plant and landscape systems students take design to reality

May 11, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

The UNL Soil Judging Team and coaches (from left) are Liz Eroshenko, Becky Young, Sydney Honacker, Promise “PJ” Smeal, Anna Newcome, Adrian Cox, Diego Sanchez, Lara Arnold, Judy Turk and Adam Subora.

Soil Judging Team takes runner-up at national contest

May 11, 2026

Agriculture & Environment

Participants in the community-engagement workshop

From play to possibility: Envisioning Great Plains futures together

May 8, 2026

Students in Plant and Landscape Systems

Construction management: Where design meets reality

May 8, 2026

Izzi Velinsky, wearing a graduation cap and gown, stands next to a dark brown horse.

Equestrian Team helped Velinsky gallop into career

May 8, 2026

Agriculture & Environment