Agronomy & Horticulture Spring 2015 Seminar Series Schedule (PDF 72KB)
| UNL Department of Agronomy & Horticulture Spring 2015 Seminar Series Schedule | |
|---|---|
| January 23 | Irrigation challenges for crop production and water resources management Derrel Martin – Professor, UNL Biological Systems Engineering |
| January 30 | In your own backyard: Plan(t) it to expand education Kim Todd – Associate Professor, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture |
| February 6 | Antibiotic resistance on farms and in fields Lisa Durso – USDA-ARS Research Microbiologist |
| February 13 |
A crop consultant’s role in Nebraska production agriculture: Preparing the next generation of professionals Orvin Bontrager – Servi-Tech, Aurora, Neb. |
| February 20 | University of Zagreb education and research programs address Croatian agricultural issues Zeljko Jukic – Associate Professor, UNIZG FAZ |
| February 27 | The global maize project: Testing the concept of ecological intensification around the world T. Scott Murrell – Director, North American Program, International Plant Nutrition Institute |
| March 6 | Revisiting phosphorus recommendations for corn Charles Shapiro – Professor, Soil Scientist – Crop Nutrition, Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture |
| March 13 | GrassSnap — an app to make monitoring easier Bethany Johnston – Associate Extension Educator in the Central Sandhills Area, UNL Panhandle Research & Extension Center |
| March 20 Cottonwood Room NEU | Global food futures through to 2050 and the role of R&D Philip Pardey – Professor of Applied Economics, Director of International Science and Technology Practice and Policy Center and Director of Global Research Strategy for the College of Food Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Cosponsored by AgEcon |
| March 27 | Spring Break — no seminar |
| April 3 | Seminar cancelled |
| April 10 | CASNR International Study Tours: Department of Agronomy & Horticulture leadership and participation Steve Mason – Professor, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture Nora D’Croz-Mason – Adjunct Assistant Professor, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture |
| April 17 | A 30-year partnership with Western corn rootworms: Learning from prior mistakes to protect future innovations Blair Siegfried – Professor, UNL Department of Entomology |
| April 24 | Soil fertility research in western Nebraska — the past 40 years and what’s ahead Gary Hergert – Professor, UNL Panhandle Research & Extension Center, UNL Agronomy & Horticulture |
| May 1 | Development of novel oil seed functionality for biofuel and industrial application Ed Cahoon – Professor and Director of the Center for Plant Science Innovation, UNL Biochemistry Department |
Seminars begin at 3:30 pm in 150 Keim Hall, East Campus, with refreshments served at 3 pm, unless otherwise noted. Or join online at https://connect.unl.edu/FridaySeminarSeries.
