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The Panhandle Research and Extension Center is pleased to announce the promotion of four faculty members in 2022. Jeff Bradshaw and Karla Wilke earned promotion to full professor. Nevin Lawrence and Bijesh Maharjan earned promotions to associate professor and granted tenure.

Robert Harveson and Satyanarayana Tatieni within Nebraska’s department of plant pathology have recently been named fellows to The American Phytopathological Society in recognition to their distinguished contributions to plant pathology.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crops Judging Team competed in the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Judging Contest March 31 – April 2 in North Platte, Nebraska.

Dr. Fred Gould, member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and co-Director of the Genetic Engineering and Society Center at North Carolina State University, will give a Zoom seminar titled Gene Drive for Pest Management for University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, staff and students on April 13.

Each spring, the annual return of “Backyard Farmer” to the airwaves is as eagerly anticipated as the return of Sandhill cranes to Central Platte waters. The show has been a shared Nebraska experience for generations, featuring practical lawn and gardening advice leavened by lighthearted fun. This year, it celebrates its 70th anniversary.

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Crops Judging Team earned a third-place overall team award at the Kansas State University Crop Judging Contest March 5 in the four-year division. Ten teams from Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas participated in the contest.

Meet Stephen Wegulo, professor and Nebraska Extension plant pathologist.

The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts with “Collaborative Efforts to Diversify Nebraska Cropping Systems” presented by Nebraska’s Andrea Basche Feb. 4.

Her story begins the same as many others in agriculture.