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Wednesday, February 18th

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8:00 am-5:00 pmIntegrated Weed Management Workshop ECU
UNL's Department of Agronomy and Horticulture will host a one-day Integrated Weed Management Workshop from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., February 18, 2009, at the Nebraska East Union. The workshop will be presented by Dr. Stevan Knezevic, Associate Professor and Extension Weed Specialist. The workshop is designed to provide agribusiness professionals and producers with a working understanding of integrated weed management principles as a basis for understanding weed control issues in both conventional and organic cropping systems. Topics include the importance of weed biology and ecology; critical periods of weed control and weed thresholds; weed shifts and why they occur; flaming as a weed control tool; and herbicide-resistant crops. The noncredit registration fee is $75 prior to February 11; $100 thereafter. Fee includes all workshop materials, lunch and parking permit. Register online at https://estore.adec.edu, or contact Cathy Dickinson, cdickinson2@unl.edu, for more details.
9:00 amUNL Extension Program - Irrigation and Energy Conservation Workshop for Corn Growers Alliance, NE - American Legion Club

As planning decisions are being made for the 2009 growing season, irrigated corn growers can participate in workshops focusing on the fundamentals.


University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is offering a series of agriculture water management and irrigation system management programs at several locations across Nebraska in February.


The Irrigation and Energy Conservation Workshops for Corn Growers are sponsored by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association in partnership with UNL Extension.


Registration begins at 9 a.m. followed by the program from 9:20 a.m.-4 p.m.


Dates and locations include:


Feb. 17, Curtis Community Center, Curtis

Feb. 18, American Legion Club, Alliance

Feb. 19, Valley County Ag Complex, Ord

Feb. 20, Wunderlich's, Columbus


By participating in the workshop, irrigated corn growers will learn how to apply less water and maximize the value of irrigation water, reduce irrigation pumping costs, further protect and enhance the environment, be aware of new technological advances in water management and use information relative to their farming operation that when implemented will enhance profitability.


Topics include: Nebraska Irrigation B Past Trends and Future Challenges, Managing Nitrogen to Protect Water Quality, Estimating Pumping Plant Energy Costs, Irrigation Basics and Soil Physical Properties, Soil Water Monitoring, Effect of Crop Residues on Soil Water Evaporation Loss, System Net Capacities in Nebraska and In-Season Water Management.


UNL Extension faculty will present the information.


The complementary registration fee is provided in part through funding by the Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association. Certified Crop Advisor credits are pending.

Limited seating is available. Growers are encouraged to register by Feb. 13, by contacting the Extension offices in the following counties: Box Butte (308) 762-5616, Frontier (308) 367-4424, Platte (402) 563-4901 or Valley (308) 728-5071.


Download the flyer at http://ardc.unl.edu/2009IrrigationWorkshop2.pdf.

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

9:00 amCornhusker Economics Management and Outlook Conference Buffalo County Extension Office
9:15 am-3:30 pmLand Application Training Day Various Statewide Locations
Recently permitted operations that have not completed the initial Land Application Training should attend. Participants attending all day will receive NDEQ inital "Land Application Training" certification.
10:00 am-3:00 pmSpring Career Fair NEBRASKA UNION
The second of a 2-day career fair attracting over 200 employers recruiting in all areas for full-time and internship opportunities.
1:30 pm-3:30 pmLand Application Training Day Various Statewide Locations
Permitted livestock operations that have previously completed Land Application Training should attend. Participants attending from 1:30 to 3:30 pm will receive "Land Application Training" re-certification.
3:30 pm-5:00 pmPaul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies Great Plains Art Museum
"The Fossil Record and the Fact of Evolution" Speaker: George F. Engelmann, Professor of Geology adn Biology, Department of Geography and Geology, UNO. Reception begins at 3:00 p.m. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies.
4:00 pm-5:00 pmBiotechnology/Life Sciences Spring 2009 Seminar BEADLE CENTER
“HPV16 E5 Mediated Cell:Cell Fusion - A New Model for Inducing Carcinogenesis,” will be presented by Dr. Brian Ceresa, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m. The event is open to the public.
7:30 pmNEW ARTISTS FESTIVAL TEMPLE BUILDING
The NEW ARTISTS FESTIVAL features an amalgamation of original pieces including an Absurdist presentation “What Goes Up” a story that explores love, violence, friendship and life. Directed by junior Jenn Olson, the dramatic piece “From Grace” written by Ryan Kathman (Performance Graduate) follows the story of two brothers as one serves a prison sentence for killing a man while driving under the influence. These pieces accompany “Sonnets in Cyberspace”, “Three Little Pigs Communists Version”, “Living, Or, …and Then You Die”, “Gunslingers”, and “Fault Line Perspective”, a devised movement piece by Shannon Cameron.

Ongoing Events:

Time Event Title
Jan 16th-Apr 5thExhibition Opening "Yikes! Stripes" International Quilt Study Center & Museum
Jan 29th-Apr 30thSmall Steps To Health and Wealth Community Memorial Health Center
Feb 12th-Mar 29thCelebrating Darwin's Legacy Great Plains Art Museum

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