A tour of garbonzo bean production in no-till cropping systems will begin at 10 a.m. July 31, leaving from the Watson Brothers farm. To get there, go east of Berea to CR 61 then north one-half mile. Carlos Urrea, UNL Extension dry bean breeding specialist, will discuss issues of chick pea and dry edible bean production.
Sunflower Tour
The fourth in a series of tours on Managing Sunflower in the R Stages, will begin Monday, July 31 at 2 p.m. Participants should meet at Doug Hashman’s no-till field 1.5 miles east of Hemingford (the same start as Tour 3). Insect and disease management will be the focus topics for this tour.
For further information on either tour, contact the Extension office in Box Butte County at 308-762-5616.
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