Nebraska Soybean Management Field Days Coming to South Central Nebraska

"Growing Nebraska's Future" is the theme of the 11th annual Soybean Management Field Days that will be held on Aug. 12 near Upland, NE. The event will focus on staying competitive in a global marketplace, increasing profits and meeting the world's growing food and energy needs starting right here in Nebraska. The field days will offer producers unbiased and research-based information to improve their soybean profitability.

Topics include: soybean row spacing, plant population, planting date and water management; nutrient management issues for soybean production; managing new and emerging diseases, insects and weed problems; and marketing, policy, and risk management.The event also includes demonstration plots, lunch and time for questions. Producers can obtain ideas and insight about the challenges they face in producing a quality crop at a profitable price in today's global economy. Presenters include university specialists, educators and industry consultants. Agronomists, plant disease, and insect specialists will be available to address production-related questions. Participants can bring unknown crop problems for complimentary identification.

The field days begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at 2:30 p.m. Free registration is available the day of the event. By participating in the Soybean Management Field Days, producers will see their checkoff dollars at work bringing leading technology and ideas to producers. The Soybean Managment Day will be held near Upland at the Doug Boldt Farm which is located from Highway 4 and Highway 10 intersection south of Minden, go west on Highway 4. Go 2 miles to the intersection of Highway 4 and County Road 30. Go south on County Road 30 for 2 miles to the intersection of County Road 30 and County Road S. Field site is located 1/4 mile east on County Road S.

For more information about this field day and three others that are being offered plus maps to those sites, visit the Soybean Management Field Days Web site at https://mail.cccneb.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=360990f200a741e59a6af100a97d821d&URL=http%3a%2f%2fardc.unl.edu%2fsoydays. Or contact the Nebraska Soybean Board at (800)852-BEAN or University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension at 1-800-529-8030. You may also contact your local UNL Extension office. The field days are sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board in partnership with UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and are funded through checkoff dollars.