2018 Winter Wheat Field Days at 11 Sites
April 26, 2018
Winter wheat field days will be held at 11 sites in Nebraska this summer, starting May 30 in Jefferson County and ending June 22 in Box Butte County. Each site will feature 25-50 released and experimental wheat varieties from companies selling wheat seed in Nebraska .
Required Youth Tractor Safety Training at 12 Sites This Summer
March 9, 2018
This summer Nebraska Extension will be offering Youth Tractor Safety and Hazardous Occupations Courses for 14- and 15-year-olds who will be working on a farm other than their family's.
April 4 Conference to Focus on Capturing Value of Cover Crops as Forages
March 7, 2018
A Nebraska Extension conference and field day, “Capturing Value in Cropping Systems using Cattle,” will offer a unique learning and networking opportunity for cattle and crop producers in eastern Nebraska.
Kansas-Nebraska Meetings to Target Farm Bill, Policy Issues
February 14, 2018
Producers, landowners and other agricultural policy stakeholders seeking information on the 2018 farm bill are encouraged to register for a series of five forums scheduled at locations across Kansas and Nebraska.
Nebraska Extension Offers Crop Scout Training in March
February 14, 2018
Industry representatives and corn and soybean growers wanting to learn how to better manage corn and soybean pests should plan to attend the Nebraska Extension Crop Scout Training for Pest Managers program March 13.
Women in Agriculture Conference Feb. 22-23
February 13, 2018
"Growing Our Future, Valuing Our Traditions" will be key theme of the 2018 Women in Agriculture Conference with more than 30 workshops focusing on managing financial, market, production, human and legal risk.
Southeast Nebraska Soil Health Conference March 5
February 12, 2018
Soil health, cover crops, manure use, and grazing annual forages (cover crops) will be among the topics at the Southeast Nebraska Soil Health Conference Monday, March 6 in Syracuse. Registrations are due by Feb. 27.
Event Reminders
February 9, 2018
Dry Edible Bean Day, Nebraska Cover Crop Conference, Nebraska On-Farm Research Updates, Landlord-Tenant Lease Workshops, Women in Agriculture Conference