An upcoming in-field clinic will focus on wheat production and pest management. Designed for individuals involved in wheat production, the training session will provide the opportunity to learn about the latest research and techniques specific to wheat production.

UNL Extension’s Wheat Production and Pest Management In-Field Clinic is scheduled for June 11. The clinic begins with 8:30 a.m. registration at the Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead and starts at 9 a.m. Participants will meet at the August N. Christenson Research and Education Building.

Topics include: Management of Wheat Insects, Wheat Management Decisions, Selecting Varieties and Disease Management.

Presenters include: Stephen Baenziger, UNL Eugene W. Price Distinguished Professor and UNL Wheat Breeder; Robert Klein, UNL Extension Cropping Systems Specialist; Stephen Wegulo, UNL Plant Pathologist; and Robert Wright, UNL Extension Entomologist.

Early registration reserves a seat and resource materials. Cost for the clinic is $95 for those registering one week in advance and $105 after.

CCA credits are applied for and pending.

For more information or to register, contact the ARDC CMDC Programs, 1071 County Road G, Ithaca, NE 68033, call (800) 529-8030, fax (402) 624-8010, e-mail cdunbar2@unl.edu or visit the Web at http://ardc.unl.edu/training.shtml.

The training is part of the UNL Extension Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics and is sponsored by Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Additional diagnostic clinics include: Mid-Summer Diagnostic Clinic - July 15; Mid-Summer Diagnostic Clinic - July 16; and Late Season Diagnostic Clinic - August 20.

Click here to download a PDF file of the brochure.

UNL Extension is in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.