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Wheat technology conference set for Sidney, Alliance and Grant
Nebraska
"Water and Winter Wheat" is the theme of the Wheat Technology Conference, scheduled to take place at Sidney, Alliance and Grant beginning Feb. 28.
It's an appropriate theme because water is such an important issue now in Nebraska, according to Extension educator Karen DeBoer, one of the conference organizers. Producers are often faced with considering what crops they can grow with limited water.
But several other factors make this conference relevant, she added. Since the previous Wheat technology conference about 10 years ago, the university has studied different Wheat varieties and how they respond to irrigated and dryland systems.
In addition, other facets of Wheat production have changed in recent years. Speakers at the conference will discuss topics related to water and wheat, as well as new varieties, fertility requirements, insects, diseases and tillage.
The dates and locations of the Wheat Technology Conference:
--Feb. 28: Sidney, Holiday Inn I-80 Exit 59
--March 1: Alliance, Eagles Club, West 3rd Street
--March 3: Grant, Perkins County Fairgrounds, 2nd and Garfield.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at each location and the conference runs from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at each location. Preregistration was due by Feb. 18. To register, mail a registration form (available at Extension offices or at http://www.ckb.unl.edu/files/wheattechconference) and a check for $30 (payable to Cheyenne County Extension Activities Fund) to University of Nebraska, Cooperative Extension--Cheyenne County, P.O. Box 356, Sidney, NE 69162. Walk-in registrations will be accepted only if capacity has not been reached.
Sponsors include the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperative Extension Division and the Nebraska Wheat Board.
Date: 2/23/05
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