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UNL Extension Organic Farm Tour (Haskell Agricultural Laboratory)

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Date: Tuesday, June 17th
Time: 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Description:

The June 17 workshop – Organic Winter Wheat Varieties and Integrated Pest Management – will be at UNL's Haskell Agricultural Laboratory near Concord. The evening tour will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will conclude at 7:30 p.m. with a barbecue. Speakers and topics include: Tom Hunt, UNL entomologist, integrated pest management, identifying and attracting beneficial insects, economic threshold development and resistance management; Richard Little, UNL organic wheat breeding specialist, organic winter wheat variety research; Santiago Ulloa, UNL graduate student, demonstration of flaming research on various crops to control weeds; and Liz Sarno, UNL organic project coordinator, update on the organic farming project and answer questions about organic farming.

Location:
Haskell Ag Laboratory
57905 866 Rd
Concord NE
Contact:
Pat
(402) 584-3837

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