The Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance and Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln announced May 13 that John Beghin has been named the Michael Yanney Chair of International Trade and Finance. Beghin will start June 1.

Meet recent graduate Logan Dibbern, a native of Amerherst, Neb., who is now planning to attend auctioneer school.

The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln presented Mark Jensen and Ted Schroeder with 2019 Outstanding Alumni Awards at a banquet on April 24. The Hoegemeyer family received the 2019 Outstanding Service Award.

Chuck Hibberd, dean and director of Nebraska Extension, was inducted into the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hall of Fame on April 25 at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

The Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presented four awards of distinction at their Animal Science Alumni and Friends Reunion on April 12 in Lincoln.

Meet Troy Moling, host and producer for Market Journal, a weekly TV show dedicated to giving farmers the information they need to make the best decisions for their operation.

Lloyd Bell, professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln was awarded the University of Nebraska's President's Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity.

Merging science with policy to ensure food safety will be the topic of an April 15 seminar at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, Mindy Brashears, will speak at 10 a.m. in Room 277 of the Food Innovation Center.