Weed Scientist Nevin Lawrence Honored for Impactful Research on Herbicide Use in Nebraska
Nevin Lawrence, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, has been recognized with the 2025 Outstanding Extension Program Award by the Gamma Sigma Delta Nebraska Chapter. His research, which began in 2018, focused on the herbicide metamitron for controlling Palmer amaranth in sugarbeets, a weed that significantly impacts crop yields. Lawrence's work led to the U.S. EPA granting a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for the use of Goltix (metamitron) on 38,000 acres of sugarbeet in Nebraska and Colorado in 2023. This research has been pivotal in reducing yield losses and has had a substantial economic impact, saving an estimated $7.8 million in yield and generating over $21 million in economic benefits in a single year. 
