By Scout Nelson
The spring Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series at the University of Nebraska Lincoln officially began on January 29 with a presentation titled “Translating Drones and AI Toward Public Value in Agriculture.”
The opening seminar explored how drone technology and artificial intelligence can help detect crop stress and support timely and precise management decisions. The presentation highlighted research that combines sensing systems and spray drone technologies to improve efficiency sustainability and real time decision making in crop production. This work reflects collaboration among engineers and plant scientists to address modern agricultural challenges.
All seminars in the series are free and open to the public. Sessions are held in person on Thursdays in Keim Hall, Room 150 and are streamed live at 11 a.m. Central Time. Each seminar is recorded unless noted otherwise, and light refreshments are served before the session. Recordings are made available online for those unable to attend in person.
The seminar series continues through April and covers a wide range of topics including soil science climate adaptation crop development artificial intelligence rangeland management education and agricultural policy. Upcoming sessions will explore manure microbes public policy grain development under heat stress generative AI for crop decisions and on farm research results across Nebraska.
Additional speakers from the university and partner institutions will discuss innovation through collaboration climate resilience, horticulture education and technology transfer. These presentations aim to connect scientific research with public value and real-world agricultural applications.
The Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Series serve as an important educational platform for student's researchers, professionals and community members interested in agriculture and natural resources. The series promotes knowledge sharing innovation and collaboration across disciplines.
More information including schedules and recorded sessions is available on the seminar series webpage:
https://agronomy.unl.edu/agronomy-horticulture-seminar-series
For questions, attendees may contact the Agronomy and Horticulture Seminar Committee.
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