Field Day
Time:
Western Nebraska Cover Crop Field Day
Date:
9:00 am –
1:00 pm
High Plains Ag Lab - Sidney
Contact:
Karla Jenkins, (308) 632-1245, kjenkins2@unl.edu
9:00 a.m.: Welcome
9:05 a.m.: Are Cover Crops a Viable Option for Western NE Dryland Crop Production?- Cody Creech
9:40 a.m: Annual Forages for Beef Cattle in Western NE – Karla Jenkins
10:20 a.m.: Summary of Research on impacts of cover crops on soil and value of diversity in the mix – Bjesh Maharjan
11:00 a.m.: Tour of on-going cover crop research – Mitch Stephenson
12:00 p.m.: Working Lunch with group discussion over the use of cover crops and annual forages in Western Nebraska
1:00 p.m.: Wrap up and travel home
9:05 a.m.: Are Cover Crops a Viable Option for Western NE Dryland Crop Production?- Cody Creech
9:40 a.m: Annual Forages for Beef Cattle in Western NE – Karla Jenkins
10:20 a.m.: Summary of Research on impacts of cover crops on soil and value of diversity in the mix – Bjesh Maharjan
11:00 a.m.: Tour of on-going cover crop research – Mitch Stephenson
12:00 p.m.: Working Lunch with group discussion over the use of cover crops and annual forages in Western Nebraska
1:00 p.m.: Wrap up and travel home