BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UNL_UCBCN//NONSGML UNL Event Publisher//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Nebraska Extension CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220823T130000Z UID:136541@events.unl.edu DTSTAMP:20190102T181126Z ORGANIZER;CN=Aaron Nygren\, Nebraska Extension Educator:MAILTO:anygren2@unl .edu SUMMARY:Nebraska Extension Midwest Soybean Production Clinic STATUS:CONFIRMED DESCRIPTION:Nebraska Extension’s Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics provi de the opportunity to see a growing season in one place. Nebraska Extensio n’s Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics include plots with soybean growth and development at a range of vegetative/reproductive growth stages. \n\n Plan to attend the Soybean Production Clinic on Tuesday\, Aug. 23\, 2022.\ n\nThe clinics offer the following\:\n\n• CCA credits in relevant subjec t matter. \n• Soybean Clinic\: 8 Total CCA Credits\: 2-Crop Mgt.\, 1-Nut r. Mgt.\, 1 Soil & Water\, \n4-Pest Mgt Applied for and pending\n• Learn from the unbiased expertise of university and industry agricultural speci alists.\n• Up-to-date\, current\, research-based information is presente d.\n• On-site plot demonstrations\n• The training sessions consistentl y receive excellent reviews.\n• The training is conducted at a site spec ifically developed for the training at the University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research\, Extension and Education Center near Mead\, Nebraska. \ n• Money back guarantee if not completely satisfied with the training.\n \nContact the Nebraska Extension CMDC Programs\, 1071 County Road G\, Itha ca\, NE 68033\, call (800) 529-8030\, fax (402) 624-8010 or visit the Web at https\://enrec.unl.edu/crop.\n\nParticipants will meet at the August N. Christenson Research and Education Building at the University’s Eastern Nebraska Research and Extension Center near Mead\, Nebraska. The Midwest Soybean Production Clinic is from 8\:25 a.m. – 5\:10 p.m. with 8\:00 a.m . registration.\n\nRegistration fees are as follows\:\n\nSoybean Productio n Clinic - Aug. 23 - $115 by 8/20\, $140 after \nCorn Production Clinic - Aug. 24 - $115 by 8/20\, $140 after\nBoth Corn/Soy Production Clinics - $1 70 by 8/20\, $220 after\n\nRegister at\: go.unl.edu/2022cmdc\n\nDownload t he brochure\: https\://extension.unl.edu/statewide/enre/2021CMDC-MidwestSo ybeanClinic.pdf\n\nTopics include\:\n\nCultural Practices\n- Learn hands o n by digging and staging soybean plants\n- Examine first-hand why and how earlier soybean planting is a crucial first step\nto improving soybean yie ld potential\n\nInsect Management in Soybeans\n- Get hands on experience i n scouting for key pests at different growth stages\n- Learn about the opt ions and management strategies for insect pests including\ndefoliators and soybean gall midge\n\nSoybean Plant Pathology\n- Learn the main disease o ccurring at each growth stage & how to identify them\n- Management options and which ones are most consistently profitable\n\nSoil Fertility\n- Disc ussion on nitrogen fertilizer response in soybeans\n\nIPM for Successful W eed Management in Soybean\n- See first hand differences in weed control be tween different herbicide programs\n- See effects of low rates of dicamba and 2\,4-D on soybeans\n\nSoybean Irrigation Management\n- Discuss irrigat ion scheduling and determining last irrigation\n\nEffects of Planting Deci sions\n- Discussion about planter settings\n\nCover Crops\n- What effects do cover crops have on soybeans\n\nPresenters\: \n\nJaved Iqbal\, Nebraska Extension Nutrient Management and Water Quality Specialist\; Stevan Kneze vic\, Nebraska Extension Integrated Weed Management Specialist\; Dylan Man gel\, Nebraska Extension Plant Pathologist\; Nicolas Cafaro La Menza\, Cro pping Systems Specialist\, Gabi Carmona and Matheus Ribeiro\, Entomology P ost Docs\, Nebraska Extension Water and Cropping Systems Educators – Nat han Mueller\, Bruno Patias Lena\, Luan Pereira de Oliveira\, Nate Dorsey\, Katja Koehler-Cole\, Jenny Rees\, and Aaron Nygren LOCATION:University of Nebraska Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Ed ucation Center Room URL://events.unl.edu/extension/2022/08/23/136541/ DTEND:20220823T221000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220823T140000Z UID:164868@events.unl.edu DTSTAMP:20220519T155612Z ORGANIZER;CN=Xin Qiao: SUMMARY:Panhandle Agricultural Research and Technology Tour STATUS:CONFIRMED DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Panhandle Research and Extension Center Room URL://events.unl.edu/extension/2022/08/23/164868/ DTEND:20220823T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220823T153000Z UID:166259@events.unl.edu DTSTAMP:20220729T180913Z ORGANIZER;CN=Jim Jansen:MAILTO:jjansen4@unl.edu SUMMARY:Managing Cattle for Profit STATUS:CONFIRMED DESCRIPTION:Nebraska Extension will host a series of price risk management workshop for cattle producers in Valentine\, Table Rock\, Bridgeport and M cCook. \n\nCattle producers will learn strategies designed to reduce risk exposure to achieve a profitable outcome in uncertain times and current is sues facing the cattle industry will be discussed to help producers to mak e more informed decisions facing the industry.\n\nTopics will include curr ent grazing land rents and flexible leases\, managing drought risk with PR F insurance\, managing price risk and strategies to achieve better profita bility. Specific marketing tools covered during the workshop to manage pri ce risk will include futures and options as well as Livestock Risk Protect ion (LRP) Insurance. Participants will be guided through a case study to b etter understand strategies discussed during the workshop. \n\nFunding for this project is provided in partnership with the USDA-NIFA under Award Nu mber 2018-70027-28586.\n\nThe workshop is free to attend. Sponsors include Nebraska Cattlemen\, The Sandhills Cattle Association\, and Farm Credit S ervices of America. \n\nRegistration for the Aug. 23 workshop in Table Roc k is required by calling Nebraska Extension in Johnson County at 402-335-3 669.\n\nRegistration for the Aug. 31 workshop in Valentine is required by calling Nebraska Extension in Cherry County at 402-376-1850.\n\nRegistrati on for the Sept. 1 workshop in Bridgeport is required by calling Nebraska Extension in Morrill County at 308-262-1022.\n\nRegistration for the Sept. 8 workshop in McCook is required by calling Nebraska Extension in Red Wil low County at 308-345-3390. LOCATION:Table Rock - The Round Up Bar and Grill Room URL://events.unl.edu/extension/2022/08/23/166259/ DTEND:20220823T190000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR