Nebraska Agronomy and Horticulture
@unlagrohort
The official X account for the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. #UNLAgroHort
Elizabeth Exstrom, Nebraska Extension educator for 31 counties, directs educational programming, answers horticulture questions and offers impartial consulting as a certified arborist. Read more about her work as an @unlagrohort affiliate here: go.unl.edu/qc7j🔗 #UNL

It’s been awesome to follow this project from the beginning. Getting close to the start of Fall camp. Check out the first striping of the @HuskerFootball Bermuda practice fields. We will have a story featuring the entire construction process in August.
Dealing with the unwanted growing season guest that is volunteer corn? Fine-tune your combine settings/operation and harvest at a higher moisture content to help ward off escaped kernels, according to research by @UNLincoln grad student, @VipinUNL. Otherwise, you could be looking…
The Bean Improvement Cooperative and the North American Pulse Improvement Association will hold their International Biennial Meeting Nov. 4–6 in Lincoln, led by #UNLAgroHort’s Carlos Urrea. ›› go.unl.edu/bic-napia25 #UNL #bean #pulses @UNL_IANR @UNLExtension @UNLExtPanhandle

The Nebraska Summer Research Symposium is 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 5 in Nebraska Union. The symposium will showcase research and creative accomplishments by more than 100 undergraduate research students from a variety of the university's research programs. news.unl.edu/article/underg…
Congratulations to the WSSA Travel Enrichment Experience Award winners of 2025!
Inheriting farmland but not sure where to start? Thursday's webinar will help you navigate ownership, leasing, and legal responsibilities. Learn how to transfer the title, work with the USDA, understand lease options, manage taxes and risk, and more. cap.unl.edu/webinars
#USDA Reports | With development still lagging & #wheat #harvest behind schedule, #Nebraska’s #crops are feeling the midsummer stall. Get the full breakdown in this week’s Crop Progress report. buff.ly/lUYFZJE #ag #cropproduction #corn #soybean #drybeans #harvest25
Grab your friends and register now for the 2025 Sidney Women in Agriculture Conference on August 1! Celebrate, connect, and empower women in rural Nebraska and register now ›› wia.unl.edu/events/sidney-… 📲
Register now for the 2025 Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House! Join us for cattle market updates, cutting-edge research, interactive sessions and more ›› go.unl.edu/gslopenhouse 📲
#Ag professionals across the #Midwest are using #drone insights to drive smarter outcomes. Are you ready to do the same? Get up to speed with #Nebraska's third annual Ag & Spray Drone Conference this August. buff.ly/cSdJbqJ #NebExt #agtech #precisionag @UNL_IANR
Aug. 7 South Central Agricultural Laboratory (SCAL) Field Day Features Interactive Talks, Demos and Innovation. Pre-register today! ianrnews.unl.edu/article/aug-7-…
The 25th Annual Nebraska Grazing Conference is set for Aug. 5–6 in Kearney! 🎤 Featuring Dallas Mount of Ranching for Profit 📍 Younes Conference Center 🔗 Register: go.unl.edu/ngc2025
@unlagrohort 2025 newsletter ‘PLANTS -Pots-Plots-People’ is out. Take a moment to read about ongoing work, accomplishments, and impact stories. agronomy.unl.edu/news-events/an…
#UNLAgroHort’s @UNL_EnvrHort & Becky Young hosted a career exploration activity for students at the 2025 NAYI last week in the @BYFUNL garden. The theme was using technology to find patterns in plant & soil systems. go.unl.edu/photo-week #UNL @UNL_IANR @UNL_CASNR @NeDeptAg

Revolutionize your weed control! 🎯 Precision sprayers offer huge herbicide savings & environmental benefits in corn & soybean. Is this the future of farming? Find out: ow.ly/8ma450WjSLS #PrecisionAg #WeedControl #Corn #Soybean
Todd Whitney, Nebraska Extension educator at WCREEC partners with #UNLAgroHort as an Extension Educator Affiliate. This is a new program to strengthen connections between extension educators and department faculty. Full story at go.unl.edu/neod #UNL #IANR #NebExt

Teachers at this year's Summer Soybean Institute learned how they can incorporate soybean science into their curriculum. This @UNLExtension, @NESoybeanBoard, @UNL_IANR
Graduate student @WaqarAli325 setting up one of the first crosses of the field season in our corn genetics nursery on UNL's East Campus. Photo by @vla_torres.
Register now for the 2025 Nebraska Turfgrass Field Day July 23 at the #Nebraska U East Campus Turf Research Center in Lincoln. ›› go.unl.edu/turf-field-day @UNLExtension @UNL_CASNR @UNL_IANR @NebraskaGCSA @NESFMA @NebraskaTurf @UNLturfgrass
