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ORGANIZER;CN=Aaron Nygren\, Nebraska Extension Educator:MAILTO:anygren2@unl
 .edu
SUMMARY:Eastern Nebraska Corn and Soybean Expo
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DESCRIPTION:For the 2nd year in a row\, the Fremont Corn Expo and the Nebra
 ska Soybean Day & Machinery Expo have been combined into one expo\, the Ea
 stern Nebraska Corn & Soybean Expo. This year the expo is in Fremont.\n\nT
 he 2025 expo will take place on Thursday\, Jan. 23 at Christensen Field in
  Fremont located at 1730 W. 16th St.\, Fremont\, NE 68025. The program wil
 l kick off at 8 a.m. and will finish at 3 p.m.\nThis year’s Expo will be
  held on Thursday\, January 23rd at the Christensen Field\, 1730 W 16th St
 \, Fremont\, NE 68025. The program will kick off at 8\:00 a.m. with waffle
 s by the Waffleman and time to visit vendors\, speakers start at 9\:00 am 
 and will finish up at 3\:00 p.m. Complimentary lunch will be provided as w
 ell as door prizes at the end of the day.\n\nThis program is sponsored by 
 Nebraska Extension in the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natu
 ral Resources\, the Nebraska Corn Board\, the Nebraska Soybean Board\, and
  the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce.\n\nAustin Schroeder\, president of 
 Schroeder Commodity Marketing\, LLC is the keynote speaker. His presentati
 on\, “Corn and Soybeans\, What to Expect Next”\, will take a dive into
  the corn and soybean markets\, covering the current market situation incl
 uding rising competition from the rest of the world\, a new presidential a
 dministration\, and other major market factors.\n\nOther timely topics inc
 lude\:\n“Optimizing Nitrogen Use in Corn Production” — Joe Luck\, UN
 L professor of biological systems engineering\n“Corn Disease Surprises i
 n 2024\, What Can You Do to Prepare in 2025” — Tamra Jackson-Ziems\, N
 ebraska Extension plant pathologist\n“What Have We Learned from Testing 
 Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS)” — participant panel discussion\nOn-fa
 rm research opportunities — Adam Leise\, Nebraska On-Farm Research Netwo
 rk director.\nUpdates will also be provided by the Nebraska Corn Board\, N
 ebraska Soybean Board\, Nebraska Corn Growers Association and Nebraska Soy
 bean Association.\n\nFor more information\, call Aaron Nygren at 402-624-8
 030\, e-mail anygren2@unl.edu\, or Mailson Freire de Oliveira at 402-727-2
 775\, email mfreiredeoliveira2@unl.edu.
LOCATION:Christensen Field (Fremont, NE) Room
URL://events.unl.edu/agronomy/2025/01/23/186908/
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