The 2021 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo
will be Thursday, Dec. 16
at the fairgrounds in Wahoo, Nebraska.
We will be adding more information soon.
Until then, please tune into the
2020 VIRTUAL Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo
The presentations conducted during the 2020 Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo included University researchers and specialists and Nebraska Soybean Checkoff representatives. The expo included speakers and updates from the Nebraska Soybean Checkoff and association information. Learn more about the virtual presentations below, visit our virtual vendors/sponsors links, download the resources and don't forget to click the link to let us know where you are from.
Edward Usset, Grain Marketing Economist, Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota
How to Get $4 Corn and $10 Soybeans!
How to Write a Pre-Harvest Marketing Plan
Should you consider pricing 2021 crop before harvest? Yes – because early sales may be your best sales in marketing. See how target prices and decision dates work together to create a proactive marketing plan.Post-Harvest Marketing Tips
Margins are tight and there is little room for error in pricing decisions. What is a producer to do? Instead of looking for one big answer, let’s turn to my celebrity grain producers. Peter Paperfarmer and Hank Holder offer some simple but powerful marketing tips.
Justin McMechan, Assistant Professor, Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist
Soybean Gall Midge: Dealing with a New Trouble Maker in the Midwest
Soybean gall midge dealt a heavy blow to some soybean farmers in east-central Nebraska while others are unaware of its existence. This presentation will highlight the pests current distribution and injury to soybean in Nebraska as well as updates on field research projects funded by the Nebraska Soybean Board, North Central Soybean Research Program, USDA-NIFA and industry collaborations. No single tactic or practice eliminated soybean gall midge but some promising tactics in combination with cultural control strategies may be able to reduce the level of plant injury and economic losses from this new species.
Rodrigo Werle, Assistant Professor & Extension Weed Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Considerations for Early-Season Weed Control in Soybeans (PRE-Emergence Herbicides and Cover Crops)
Considerations for Mid-Season Weed Control in Soybeans (POST-Emergence Herbicides and Drift Management)
Nick Arneson, Weed Science Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Considerations for late-season weed control in soybeans
(Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Seed Movement Via Combines Case Study)
Patricio Grassini, UNL Associate Professor and Cropping Systems Specialist
Learning from Your Fields to Improve Nebraska’s Soybean Yield and Quality
This presentation will focus on the analysis of quality parameters (protein, oil, etc) from the soybean seed samples collected during 2019 and also on the results from the field trials aiming to improve producer yield and profit simultaneously via adoption of improved management practices.Virtual Nebraska Soybean Day and Machinery Expo Recorded Presentations - Dec. 17, 2020
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Opening Comments
Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator
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How to Get $4 Corn and $10 Soybeans Ed Usset, Grain Marketing Specialist, University of Minnesota |
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How to Write a Pre-Harvest Marketing Plan Ed Usset, Grain Marketing Specialist, University of Minnesota |
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Post-Harvest Marketing Tips Ed Usset, Grain Marketing Specialist, University of Minnesota |
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Soybean Gall Midge: Dealing with a New Trouble Maker in the Midwest Justin McMechan, Assistant Professor, Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist |
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Considerations for Early-Season Weed Control in Soybeans (PRE-Emergence Herbicides and Cover Crops) Rodrigo Werle, Assistant Professor & Extension Weed Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Considerations for Mid-Season Weed Control in Soybeans (Post-Emergence Herbicides and Drift Management)
Rodrigo Werle, Assistant Professor & Extension Weed Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Considerations for late-season weed control in soybeans Nick Arneson, Weed Science Outreach Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Announcement of Private Industry Sponsors |
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Learning from Your Fields to Improve Nebraska’s Soybean Yield and Quality Patricio Grassini, UNL Associate Professor and Cropping Systems Specialist |
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Behind the scenes employee recognition |
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Nebraska Soybean Association Information Update Dennis Fujan |
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Announcement of Soybean Management Field Day Grand Prize Winners Learn more at https://enrec.unl.edu/2020SoyDays Scott Ritzman, Nebraska Soybean Board Director |
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Nebraska Soybean Board Update Richard Bartek |
RESOURCES
Some of the presenters have provided links to resources that they will be utilizing or discussing in their presentations. Click here to view those resources.
SPONSORS
This program is sponsored by Nebraska Extension in the University’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Nebraska Soybean Board, Saunders County Soybean Growers Organization and private industry.
For More Information
Aaron Nygren
Nebraska Extension Educator
anygren2@unl.edu
402-624-8003