Corn and Soybean Expos planned in December

Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension's Corn and Soybean Expos are planned for five locations across the state.

"Growing Corn and Soybeans to Fuel Nebraska" will start with 9 a.m., registration and conclude at 3 p.m., local time. Dates, locations and local hosts are:

--Dec. 15, Casey's Community Building, Fairgrounds, Albion, Steve Pritchard, 402-395-2158, spritchard1@unl.edu;

--Dec. 16, Sokol Hall, Wilber, Randy Pryor, 402-821-2151, rpryor1@unl.edu;

--Dec. 17, Ag Auditorium, Fairgrounds, Aurora, Jim Schneider, 402-694-6174, jschneider7@unl.edu;

--Dec. 18, Fairgrounds Ag Complex, Holdrege, Chuck Burr, 308-995-4222, cburr1@unl.edu;

--Dec. 19, Ole's, Paxton, Doug Anderson, 308-284-6051, danderson3@unl.edu.

The session in Aurora will feature an additional early bird promotion titled "2008 Farm Bill in a Nutshell," with Tim Lemmons, UNL Extension educator and Kathy Jennings, executive director of the Hamilton County Farm Service Agency. It will start at 8:15 a.m. This expo doubles as Hamilton County's annual Ag Day which will include regional agribusiness exhibitors.

Topics and presenters of the 2008 Corn and Soybean Expos include:

--Crop Systems Decisions, presented by the local UNL Extension educator;

--Equipment and Residue Considerations, Paul Jasa, UNL Extension engineer;

--Cellulose to Fuel: How Much Can I Remove?, Robert Klein, western Nebraska crops specialist;

--Growing Crops for Better Biodiesel, Loren Isom, Industrial Agricultural Products Center coordinator;

--What Does Industry Want in Our Grain for Better Ethanol?, Cargill representative Robert Racek, Albion; KAAPA Ethanol representative, Holdrege; E Energy Adams representative Andrew Johansen, Wilber; and other industry representatives to be announced at the other sites;

--2009 Corn/Soybean Production Costs, Klein;

--Recognizing and Managing Corn/Soybean Diseases, Jennifer Rees, UNL Extension educator;

--Water Management to Conserve Energy and Water, Aaron Nygren, UNL Extension educator, Albion; Schneider, Aurora; Burr, Holdrege; Steve Melvin, UNL Extension educator, Paxton; and Pryor and Brandy VanDeWalle, UNL Extension educator, Wilber;

--Evaluating Cropping Systems, local UNL Extension educator.

For more information about these workshops, contact the location's host educator, a local UNL Extension office or Crop Watch, UNL Extension's crop production newsletter, at cropwatch.unl.edu

CCA credits in crop management, soil and water and pest management are available.

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Date: 11/25/08

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