This training session will cover pumps, pump selection, siphons, and controls (floats, alarms, timers). Enrollment is limited to 30.

The 2009 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Dec. 11 will assist soybean producers in planning for next year’s growing season.

The expo, which begins at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 2:30 p.m., will be in the pavilion at the Saunders County Fairgrounds in Wahoo, said Keith Glewen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension educator.

The expo opens with coffee, doughnuts and the opportunity to view equipment and exhibitor booths. Speakers start at 9 a.m.

Presenters include UNL researchers and specialists, Nebraska Soybean Board representatives, soybean growers and private industry representatives.

This year’s featured speaker is Steve Johnson. Johnson serves as the Farm and Ag Business Management Specialist in Central Iowa for Iowa State University Extension. He specializes in topics related to grain marketing, government farm programs, crop insurance and other risk management strategies. He writes and trains on topics related to government farm programs, grain production contracts, farmland leasing and related crop income issues. He contributes to articles featured in a variety of farm magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters and other print and electronic media.
Johnson’s presentation is entitled, “Surviving Turbulent Times”. Steve will take a look at corn and soybean market outlook strategies and he will discuss the “Top Ten Best Farm Management Practices.”

Other topics on the program include: How to Use Cost of Production Figures – Tina Barrett, Nebraska Farm Business Association; Improving the Quantity and Quality of Soybean One Gene at a Time – Tom Clemente, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; Soil Fertility – It’s Contribution To Soybean Yield - Richard Ferguson, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture; and The Old and the New: Controlling Volunteer Corn in a Traited World – Lowell Sandell, UNL Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. The expo will also include an update on the Nebraska Soybean Checkoff update and association information.

Producers will be able to visit with representatives from seed, herbicide, fertilizer and equipment companies and view new farm equipment during a 30-minute break at 10 a.m.
Soy doughnuts will be cooked on site, and a noon lunch served.

Registration is available the day of the expo at the door. For more information about the program or exhibitor information, call (800) 529-8030 or e-mail kglewen1@unl.edu.

This program is sponsored by UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Nebraska Soybean Board, Saunders County Soybean Growers Organization and private industry. There is no registration fee.

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This workshop will assist livestock and poultry producers with obtaining the greatest economic value from a farm's manure resources, assuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and implementing a nutrient management plan.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension will provide corn and soybean producers information on how to be successful with no-till farming practices at the Nebraska No-Till Conference.

The conference is from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Ag Center in Holdrege and on Feb. 17 at UNL's Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead. Registration begins at 9 a.m.

Conference organizers, UNL Extension educators Keith Glewen and Chuck Burr said producers will learn the benefits of no-till and how it can work for them.

Speakers include no-till farmers, university specialists and industry representatives.

Pre-registration is due Feb 10. For more information or to register at the ARDC location, call (402) 624-8030 or (800) 529-8030 or e-mail kglewen1@unl.edu. For more information or to register at the Holdrege location, call (308) 995-4222 or e-mail cburr1@unl.edu. Online registration is available at http://ardc.unl.edu/no-till.shtml.

There is no fee for this conference, courtesy of the following sponsors: UNL Extension in the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nebraska Soybean Board, Ag Services Associates (ASA), Central Nebraska Public Power & Irrigation District, Farm Credit Services of America, John Deere Risk Protection - Blake Johnson, Lofquist Welding Inc., Lower Platte North Natural Resources District , Tri Basin Natural Resources District, USDA FSA, and USDA NRCS.

This workshop will assist livestock and poultry producers with obtaining the greatest economic value from a farm's manure resources, assuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and implementing a nutrient management plan.