Workshop
Time:
Ag Update
Date:
1:00 pm –
4:45 pm
Merrick County Youth and Agriculture Education Center
1784 Fairgrounds Road
Central City NE
Central City NE
Contact:
Steve Melvin, (308) 946-3843, steve.melvin@unl.edu
1:00 pm –Opening Comments, Brad Schick, Extension Educator
1:05 pm –Irrigated Pastures-Species Selection and Establishment, Dr. Jerry Volesky, Range and Forage Specialist
1:50 pm –How to Get the Most Out of Irrigated Pastures, Brad Schick, Extension Educator
2:10 pm –Do We Know What’s Growing in Our Hay Meadows and Pastures? Brad Schick, Extension Educator
2:40 pm –BREAK
2:50 pm –Fertility on Hay Meadows, Pastures, and Alfalfa Fields, Denny Bauer, Emeritus Extension Educator
3:45 pm –Will it pay? Converting Marginal Irrigated Cropland to Irrigated Pasture, Jay Parsons, Biosystems Economist
4:35 pm –Closing Comments
Pre-register by calling the Extension office 308-946-3843 or at go.unl.edu/2021merrickag.
1:05 pm –Irrigated Pastures-Species Selection and Establishment, Dr. Jerry Volesky, Range and Forage Specialist
1:50 pm –How to Get the Most Out of Irrigated Pastures, Brad Schick, Extension Educator
2:10 pm –Do We Know What’s Growing in Our Hay Meadows and Pastures? Brad Schick, Extension Educator
2:40 pm –BREAK
2:50 pm –Fertility on Hay Meadows, Pastures, and Alfalfa Fields, Denny Bauer, Emeritus Extension Educator
3:45 pm –Will it pay? Converting Marginal Irrigated Cropland to Irrigated Pasture, Jay Parsons, Biosystems Economist
4:35 pm –Closing Comments
Pre-register by calling the Extension office 308-946-3843 or at go.unl.edu/2021merrickag.
Additional Public Info:
- To comply with DHM for room capacities, Pre-Registration is REQUIRED for all Extension in-person meetings this year.
- If the Local or State risk dial is Red, the in-person meeting will be cancelled and those who RSVP will be contacted for other options.
- Masks may be required in some towns and restrictions continue to change. If the risk dial is Orange, masks are currently required for in-person Extension events.