Soybean Management Field Days offer producers unbiased and research-based information to improve their soybean profitability. The event consists of four field stops across the state, each with 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.

The field days are sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board in partnership with Extension in the University’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and are funded through checkoff dollars.

2008 locations and dates include:

• Tuesday, August 12 - Ted Norder Farm - Bruning, Nebr.
• Wednesday, August 13 - Terry Hackbart & Sons Farm - Seward, Nebr. (located next to Plains Power & Equipment)
• Thursday, August 14 - Jim Stout Farms - Wakefield, Nebr.
• Friday, August 15 - Dalvin & Betty Scheer Farm - Arlington, Nebr.

By participating in the Soybean Management Field Days, producers will see their checkoff dollars at work bringing leading technology and ideas to producers.

Topics include: Soybean Row Spacing, Plant Population, Planting Date and Water Management; Managing New and Emerging Disease, Insect and Weed Problems; Nutrient Management Issues for Soybean Production; and Making Crop Yield and Price Decisions.

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.

For more information about the field days, visit the Soybean Management Field Days Web site at http://ardc.unl.edu/soydays or contact the Nebraska Soybean Board at (800)852-BEAN or University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension at 1-800-529-8030.

The field days are sponsored by the Nebraska Soybean Board in partnership with Extension in the University’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources and are funded through checkoff dollars.