June 15, 2007
Wheat will be the main focus of the 37th annual June Field Day scheduled for June 19 at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab near Sidney. University speakers will share timely information on:
- Wheat varieties, including hard red winter, hard white, and Clearfield
- Wheat markets
- Organic crop research at the ag lab
- Wheat curl mite movement and spread of wheat streak mosaic
- Improving nitrogen management for irrigated winter wheat
- Feral rye control in Clearfield wheat
- Tan spot and other leaf diseases of wheat
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The field day will conclude around noon and does not include lunch. To get to the High Plains Ag Lab, take U.S. 385 to the Huntsman Elevator (6 miles north of Sidney or 7 miles south of Gurley), then drive 2 miles west, then 1/2 mile north.
The High Plains Ag Lab, a satellite unit of the Panhandle Research and Extension Center in Scottsbluff, is dedicated to improving profitability for dryland crops and livestock production. It is located on land that was formerly part of the Sioux Army Depot.
