Dr. Sam Wortman
Assoc Professor Agronomy & Horticulture University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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PLSH 362F
Lincoln NE 68583-0915 - Phone
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402-472-6404 On-campus 2-6404
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swortman@unl.edu
Sam Wortman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln where he leads the Grow Local Innovation Lab. His team designs, creates, and tests new methods, ideas, and products to support local specialty crop growers and improve social, economic, and environmental sustainability of local food systems. Current research projects are focused on strategies for reducing and reusing plastic mulch film in vegetable and strawberry crops, development and evaluation of biodegradable alternatives to plastic, using cover crops as living mulches to reduce insects, wind damage, and weed competition, and improving soil health in urban gardens. At the graduate level, he teaches Specialty Crop Innovations (HORT 854) and Organic Weed Management for Small Farms and Gardens (HORT 896), and co-teaches Cover Crops in Agroecosystems (AGRO 825). Sam advises many resident M.S. and Ph.D. students, online M.S. students, and serves on several DPH supervisory committees.