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2025 Wheat Variety Tours set for June

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Lana Johnson

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crop Performance Testing Program will launch its annual wheat variety tours in June, featuring seven field locations from Jefferson to Banner County. Hosted by local farmer-cooperators and university farm managers, these tours highlight 84 unique wheat varieties and experimental lines being tested across the state. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture’s associate professor Cody Creech and research associate professor Amanda Easterly will lead the tours.
Annual wheat variety tours set for June

3 weeks ago | news.unl.edu | Lana Johnson

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crop Performance Testing Program will launch its annual wheat variety tours in June, featuring seven field locations from Jefferson to Banner County. Hosted by local farmer-cooperators and university farm managers, these tours highlight 84 unique wheat varieties and experimental lines being tested across the state. Cody Creech, associate professor in agronomy and horticulture, and Amanda Easterly, research associate professor, will lead the tours.
Read retirement reception is May 15

4 weeks ago | news.unl.edu | Lana Johnson

A retirement reception for Paul Read, professor of agronomy and horticulture, is 2 to 5 p.m. May 15 at the Goodding Learning Center, 280 Plant Sciences Hall. Read will present a seminar, “A Horticulturist’s Professional Journey of Over 60 Years," at 2 p.m. A reception will follow the seminar. Read retires May 31 after 38 years of teaching, research and extension work at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He joined the Department of Horticulture to serve as its leader in 1987.
Soil champs! UNL Soil Judging Team wins NACTA competition

1 month ago | agronomy.unl.edu | Lana Johnson

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Soil Judging Team dug into the Soils Judging Contest at the 2025 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture judging conference in Canyon, Texas, April 9-12. The students readied their soil knives and rock hammers taking first place in the Soils Judging Contest in a face-off with about 80 students from 14 other four-year colleges and universities from across the United States.
McFadden Wheat Symposium set for March 3

Feb 19, 2025 | news.unl.edu | Lana Johnson

The 2025 McFadden Symposium "Anticipating Change: Utilizing new Tools and Traits to Secure the Future of Wheat" is set for 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 3 at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center in Lincoln, 2021 Transformation Drive. The McFadden symposium is held biennially to memorialize Edgar S. McFadden and learn from leading wheat scientists who continue his legacy of service to the industry.
Luxury and Love: A Curated Valentine’s Gift Guide

Feb 8, 2025 | lapsoflux.com | Lana Johnson

Valentine’s is the official season most celebrate love, whether you are spoiling a special someone or treating yourself to something extraordinary. From dazzling diamonds to indulgent skincare, these gifts strike the perfect balance between luxury and attainability, making every moment feel special. And remember, you don’t need an occasion to indulge—because self-love is always worth celebrating.
Eight Students Receive Top Honors at ASA, CSSA, SSSA Annual Meeting

Dec 10, 2024 | m.farms.com | Lana Johnson

By Lana Koepke JohnsonLincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture students received top honors at the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America International Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 10-13. Students honored include Luzviminda Sazon, Dipesh Giri, Lucia Bonfanti, Stephanie Lugo, Anmol Singh, Madhusudhan Adhikari, Deepak Ghimire and Arshdeep Singh.
“A Season for Stories” at The Resort 121223

Dec 12, 2023 | stunewsnewport.com | Lana Johnson |Byron De Arakal |Byron de Arakal

Share this story “A Season for Stories” at The Resort at Pelican Hill celebrates the holidays; experience Holiday High Tea and more By LANA JOHNSON The holidays are indeed special during the month of December at The Resort at Pelican Hill, with myriad festive events and happenings – “A Season for Stories.” One unique experience that will most certainly put you in the yuletide spirit is the Holiday High Tea & Songs of the Season in the former Andrea restaurant space, beautifully decorated for...
Wortman receives CASNR College Distinguished Teaching Award

Nov 8, 2023 | agronomy.unl.edu | Lana Johnson

Sam Wortman, associate professor of agronomy and horticulture, received the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources College Distinguished Teaching Award in recognition of excellence in teaching. Coordinated by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, each college at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln nominates one faculty member every year based on accomplishments and qualifications in teaching, advising, creative activities, impact on students and leadership.
From Seed to Seed, A Pictorial Story Showing How a Bean Plant Grows

Oct 22, 2023 | farms.com | Lana Johnson

By Lana Koepke Johnson“From Seed to Seed, A Pictorial Story Showing How a Bean Plant Grows” is the newest publication from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary. It is an online picture book showing the day-by-day story of how a red kidney bean grows up, flowers and produces one of the staples in the diet of many peoples in many countries.