Organic Winter Wheat Varieties and Various Methods and Equipment for Weed Control in Organic Crops – will be at the Forestry Research Area at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. The evening tour will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a picnic afterwards. Display of various field equipment for weed control in organic crops and discussion of cultural practices. Speakers and topics include: 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; John Quinn, UNL graduate student, conservation demonstration of native bird populations in working farm systems and discussion of the Healthy Farm Index, an assessment tool to help evaluate a farm’s ecological and economic health; and Liz Sarno, UNL organic project coordinator, update on the organic farming project and answer questions about organic farming.