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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

April 25, 2008

Dates Set for UNL Weed Science Field Tours

The 2008 UNL Weed Science Field Tours will be in June and July. These tours are an excellent opportunity to view a sampling of the latest concepts, tools and herbicides for weed management in Nebraska.

June 17 – Lincoln
Location: Havelock Research Farm, 84th and Havelock streets
Leader: Mark Bernards, Extension Weeds Specialist
Time: 8:30 am
Registration: No fee
Highlights:

Timing of winter annual weed removal
Burndown herbicides for corn and soybean
New herbicides for corn – Balance Flexx, Corvus, Prequel
Kixor – new active ingredient for corn, sorghum and soybean
KIH-485 – new active ingredient for corn and soybean
Liberty Link soybean
New and developmental herbicides for sorghum – Degree XTRA, Huskie, Lumax
Preemergence herbicides for soybean
Herbicide programs for corn

June 19 – Scottsbluff
Location: Panhandle Research and Extension Center, 4502 Ave. I
Leader: Bob Wilson, Extension Weeds Specialist
Time: 8:30 am
Registration: No fee. Lunch will be provided
Highlights:

New herbicides for weed control in corn: Kixor, Balance Flexx, Laudis, Halex GT, and KIH 485
Common lambsquarters control in Roundup Ready corn
Influence of different degrees of weed control in corn on next years sugarbeets
Weed control programs for Roundup Ready sugarbeets plus adjuvant and fertilizer with glyphosate
New weed control programs for dry beans
Olympus for selective weed control in perennial range grasses

July 9 – Concord
Location: Haskel Ag Lab, 57905 866 Road
Leader: Stevan Knezevic, Extension weeds specialist
Time: 1:00 pm
Registration: No fee (starts at 12:30)
Highlights:

Propane flaming on weeds, field corn, sweet corn and popcorn
Weed control studies near the Platte River
Liberty Link soybeans
Soybean preemergence herbicide programs
Spring burndown herbicide programs
New Bayer herbicides including Balance Flexx
New BASF herbicide Kixor.
General corn weed control studies including Halex GT, SureStart, KIH-485, and DuPont Q programs including Prequel
Corn and soybean variety trials

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© 2008 by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. All rights reserved.

Published by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.