June 17, 2013
LINCOLN, Neb. — Weed management in corn and soybean will be the focus of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln field day on Tuesday, July 2, at the UNL South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center. A special session is for on-site demonstration for control of glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed in corn.
The Weed Management Field Day will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.
Tour stops and topics: weed control in soybean, 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.; weed control in corn, 10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed, 1:15-2:15 p.m.
See the field day flyer for more information, or contact Amit Jhala, extension weed management specialist at 402-472-1534 or amit.jhala@unl.edu.
The field day is free and includes lunch. The UNL South Central Agricultural Laboratory is 7.5 miles west of Hwy 14 and Hwy 6 intersection, or 13 miles east of Hastings on Hwy 6.
More information can be found at: http://cropwatch.unl.edu/web/cropwatch/archive?articleID=5261254
Amit JhalaAssistant Professor and Extension Weed Management Specialist
Agronomy and Horticulture
402-472-1534
amit.jhala@unl.edu
Heather Haskins
Student Writer
Dan Moser
IANR News Service
402-472-3030
dmsoer3@unl.edu