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Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar – Arshdeep Singh

Nitrogen and Water Management Strategies to Reduce Nitrate Leaching in Irrigated Sandy Soils

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150 Target Audiences:
Arshdeep Singh, PhD Candidate, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska Lincoln.
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Seminar

Plant Talk: Waterwise Practices for the Home Landscape

Free webinar

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Geared especially toward homeowners, NSA Sustainable Landscape Specialist Sarah Buckley and NSA Green Infrastructure Coordinator Justin Evertson will dispel myths and misconceptions about waterwise landscapes. This Plant Talk will cover a variety of …
This event originated in Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.
Conversation

Women in Agriculture Book Club Discussion

“The Turnaround: A Rancher’s Story”

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1:00 pm
Virtual Location: Zoom - Register Here
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The Nebraska Women in Agriculture program has announced “The Turnaround: A Rancher’s Story,” by David Pratt, as the choice for its first book club of 2024, which will conclude with a virtual discussion at 1 p.m. Central time on March 21.
This event originated in Center for Agricultural Profitability.
Seminar

Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar – Yufeng Ge

Rapid soil sensing for precision agriculture and carbon market

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150 Target Audiences:
Professor, Advanced Sensing Systems Engineer, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln will present dense, quantitative soil data are increasingly demanded for applications like precision agriculture, climate …
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Seminar

Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar – Michael Kaiser

Impact of land use on the storage and turnover of soil organic carbon: Stories from the subsoil.

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150 Target Audiences:
Michael Kaiser, Assistant Professor for Applied Soil Chemistry, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska Lincoln. Land use change is one the main drivers of organic carbon storage in soils but significant knowledge gaps exist …
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Class

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Rain: Use it, Don’t Lose It.

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Virtual Location: Zoom
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From rain barrels to rain gardens and more, landscape design tips and practices to “slow it down and soak it in”.
Seminar

Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar – Fernando Aramburu Merlo

Integrating agronomy and machine learning to analyze yield gap magnitudes and causes from field to global levels.

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150 Target Audiences:
Fernando Aramburu Merlo, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska Lincoln. Identifying untapped opportunities for crop production increase is crucial to guide food security interventions. In this …
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Social Event

2024 Agronomy and Horticulture Spring Banquet

An event to honor our students, emeriti faculty and lifetime achievement honorees

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6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Nebraska East Union Room: Great Plains Room Target Audiences:
An event to honor our students, emeriti faculty and lifetime achievement honorees.
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.
Seminar

Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar – Desmond Layne

The FoodU Program at Auburn University

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11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Keim Hall Room: 150 Target Audiences:
Desmond Layne, Head and Professor, Auburn University - Department of Horticulture. FoodU provides Auburn students with transformational food system learning experiences as they grow hyperlocal fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers to support …
This event originated in Agronomy and Horticulture.