Nebraska Extension Event

Field to market field print
Field to market field print

Field Assessment to Improve Efficiency Workshops Start Dec. 5

November 22, 2016
Nebraska Extension is hosting a series of free Field to Market workshops to help farmers interested in field sustainability move toward continuous improvement of their operation. The workshops will be held across the state in December and February.

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Schedule of Successful Farmer Series Programs
Schedule of Successful Farmer Series Programs

Southeast Nebraska Successful Farmer Series Starts Dec. 16

November 18, 2016
Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County will be hosting a Successful Farmer Series of workshops this winter to focus on timely topics in today's agriculture. Farm owners and operators can attend one or all of the workshops.

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Photo of harvest from a combine's perspective
Scott Spohn, with Spohn Farms in Friend, pauses after offloading corn and watches as his father continues harvesting in October 2015. The 2016 Market Journal Roadshow will focus on ag outlook and management decisions for Nebraska farmers and ranchers at four locations across the state from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2.

Roadshow to Address Ag Outlook, Management Decisions

November 11, 2016
The 2016 Market Journal Roadshow will focus on ag outlook and management decisions for Nebraska farmers and ranchers at four locations across the state from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. The roadshow is in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Department of Agricultural Economics' Cornhusker Outlook Series.

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Farmers & Ranchers College Returns Dec. 14

November 1, 2016
David Kohl
David Kohl

David Kohl, agricultural economics professor emeritus at Virginia Tech University, will present the first of four programs in the 2016-17 Farmers and Ranchers College.

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Soybean leaves with disease symptoms
Soybean leaves with disease symptoms
Students using a net to capture insects
Students using a net to capture insects during the insect scouting portion of the 2016 Crop Scouting Competition, facilitated by UNL entomologist Bob Wright.

Two Crop Judging Teams Move on to Regionals

August 18, 2016
Testing their knowledge and their skills, Nebraska ag students got "real world" crop scouting experience and educational feedback from experts during the Nebraska Youth Crop Scouting Competition Aug. 2 at the UNL Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. Two teams -- a Colfax County 4-H team and a Humphrey FFA team -- won first and second places, respectively, and will advance to regional competition in Iowa Aug. 30-31.

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Producers analyze soybean plants at the 2015 late-season crop management diagnostic clinic. (Photo by Deloris Pittman)
Producers analyze soybean plants at the 2015 late-season crop management diagnostic clinic. (Photo by Deloris Pittman)

Late Season Crop Diagnostics Clinic and Corn Soybean School at ARDC

August 12, 2016
Two August Nebraska Extension all-day events will examine in-season crop management practices, what happened in Nebraska fields this year, and potential situations that could still arise." The Late Season Crop Diagnostic Clinic will be Aug. 24 and the Corn and Soybean Production School will be Aug. 25.

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Soybean/Corn Disease Update and Field Day Aug. 24 near Auburn

August 4, 2016

Nebraska Extension will be hosting a Soybean/Corn Disease Update and Field Day Wednesday August 24 in Nemaha County.

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