July 28, 2010

"Growing Nebraska's Future" is the theme of the 12th annual Soybean Management Field Days Aug. 10-13. The event will focus on staying competitive in a global marketplace, increasing profits and meeting the world's growing food and energy needs starting right here in Nebraska.

The field days are sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board in partnership with UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and are funded through checkoff dollars. The efforts of the checkoff are directed by the United Soybean Board promoting effective, efficient, farmer driven programs.

The field days will offer producers unbiased and research-based information to improve their soybean profitability.

The event consists of four field stops across the state, each with demonstration plots, lunch and time for questions. Producers can obtain ideas and insight about the challenges they face in producing a quality crop at a profitable price in today's global economy.

Topics include: nutrient management issues for soybean production; bio-based products update; managing new and emerging diseases, insects, and weed problems; improving harvest, storage and marketing strategies; and managing a soybean crop for optimal light capture and seasonal water use.

By participating in the Soybean Management Field Days, producers will see their checkoff dollars at work bringing leading technology and ideas to producers.

Presenters include university specialists, educators and industry consultants.

Agronomists, plant disease, and insect specialists will be available to address production-related questions. Participants can bring unknown crop problems for complimentary identification. The field days begin with 9 a.m. registration and conclude at 2:30 p.m. Free registration is available the day of the event.

The field days are sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board in partnership with UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and are funded through checkoff dollars. The United Soybean Board (USB), through soybean checkoff investments, is committed to making checkoff dollars pay off.

More Information

For more information about the field days and maps to sites, visit the Soybean Management Field Days Web site, contact the Nebraska Soybean Board at (800)852-BEAN or UNL Extension at 1-800-529-8030.

Sandi Karstens
IANR News