2020 SMFD sites include:
• Jerome Fritz Farm at Hildreth, NE
• Kevin Dinslage Farm at Elgin, NE
• Bart and Geoff Ruth Farm at Shelby, NE
• Mike Fuchs Farm at Arlington, NE
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The 2020 Soybean Management Field Days moved online for the first time ever due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we weren't able to offer in-person field days this year, we are excited to bring you Soybean Management Field Days in a virtual format.
Active research continued at the Soybean Management Field Days locations throughout the 2020 growing season. The virtual presentations provide an outlet for sharing information and updates from the sites with growers.
For over 20 years, Soybean Management Field Days have helped soybean growers maximize productivity and profitability through smart decisions and efficient use of resources. We hope that you will find the information and materials presented valuable to your operation.
You can enter for a chance to win prizes while helping us plan for next year by completing a short survey after watching a presentation. Complete the surveys for chances to win the grand prize (total prize value approx. $500) - a Yeti Cooler with Nebraska Soybean logo and $200 worth of Nebraska Pork. We will also be drawing for 4 Carhart jackets and high oleic soy grease. Winners will be announced during the virtual Nebraska Soybean and Machinery Expo online on Dec. 17. (Watch for details on this page.)
Here's how:
- Watch a video or listen to the podcast
- Complete the corresponding survey
- Be sure to include your name and email so we can contact you if your name is selected from the drawing
- Please complete a survey for each video that you watch or audio podcast that you listen to. Watch/listen to 1 presentation = 1 entry. Watch/listen 2 = 2 entries. Watch/listen 5 = 5 entries. And so on....
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Presentations, Grower Booklet & Contact Info
Most of the Soybean Management Field Days presentations were recorded at the Shelby, NE field site inAugust in an effort to bring you a true virtual field day experience. Nebraska Extension specialists and educatorshave provided presentations that growers can view whenever and wherever is most convenient. As you view thepresentations, please follow along with the link to the grower booklet, as further details/information are available.Together, the presentations and booklet provide updates from the sites, as well as information to helpgrowers stay current and competitive in the global marketplace and increase profits. If you wish to contact anyof the presenters, please refer to P.14 of the grower booklet.
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Presentations at a Glance
1 -Introduction and Welcome (5:05) Video * Audio Podcast
2- Soybean Gall Midge: Research Updates on a New Pest of Soybean (20:01) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
3 - Managing Insects in Cover Crop Systems (16:26) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
4 - Soybean Cyst Nematode (15:17) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
5 - Frogeye Leaf Spot (10:27) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
6 - Soybean Production Costs and What’s New in Enterprise Budgeting (17:59) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
7 - Precision Ag Technology: What are the Economics? (8:32) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
8 - Cereal Rye Influence on Soil Nutrients and Microbial Abundance (20:25) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
9 - Interseeding Cover Crops in Soybean: Key Considerations for Success (18:24) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
10 - Interseeding Annual Ryegrass and Wheat into Soybean(3:26) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
11 - Influence of Soil Management Practices on Weed Control, Herbicide Fate and Crop Productivity (9:03) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
12 - Influence of Soil and Residue Management on Herbicide Carryover and Subsequent Crop Development (10:40) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
13 - Soybean Planting Date – Yield (5:58) Video* Audio Podcast * Evaluation
14 - Soy Planting Date –Sunlight Capture (6:56) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
15 - Soy Planting Date – Sun Capture - Cover Crop (6:22) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
16 - Soy Planting Date – Transpire Water (9:20) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
17 - Soy Planting Date –Transpire Water- Cover Crop (5:18) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
18 - Soy Planting Date – Vegetative Growth and Reproductive Duration (5:57) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
19 - Soy Planting Date – Vegetative and Reproductive Duration - Cover Crops (2:30) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
20 - Soy Planting Date – Now vs. Then (5:13) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
21 - Soy Varietal Maturity Group Choice (5:01) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
22 - Soy Varietal Maturity Group - Cover Crop (4:06) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
23 - Seeding Depth and Rate (4:12) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
24 - Row Width (3:49) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
25 - Soil Water Use Considerations with Cover Crops in Irrigated Soybeans (7:16) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
26 - Cover Crop Water Use and Planting Considerations in Irrigated Soybeans (6:34) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
27 - SMFD Research on Soil Water Use with Cover Crops in Irrigated Soybeans (8:49) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
28 - Scheduling Late Season Irrigation in Soybean (13:58) Video * Audio Podcast * Evaluation
29 - Closing Thanks, Evaluation and Upcoming Report (1:35) Video * Audio Podcast
Quick Surveys - Your Chance to Win!
Thanks for viewing the 2020 Soybean Management Field Days virtual presentations. Please help us plan for next year and improve this program. Each presentation has a short survey - click on a few questions related to that specific presentation and you are done! If you could complete "Section 2" just once on a single presentation, it will help us understand and better serve our audience. Thank you!
You can enter for a chance to win prizes while helping us plan for next year by completing a short survey after watching a presentation. Here's how:
Complete the surveys for chances to win the grand prize (total prize value approx. $500) - a Yeti Cooler with Nebraska Soybean logo and $200 worth of Nebraska Pork. We will also be drawing for 4 Carhart jackets and high oleic soy grease. Winners will be announced during the virtual Nebraska Soybean and Machinery Expo online on Dec. 17. (Watch for details on this page.)
- Watch a video or listen to the podcast
- Complete the corresponding survey
- Be sure to include your name and email so we can contact you if your name is selected from the drawing
- Please complete a survey for each video that you watch or audio podcast that you listen to. Watch/listen to 1 presentation = 1 entry. Watch/listen 2 = 2 entries. Watch/listen 5 = 5 entries. And so on....
1 - Welcome to 2020 Soybean Management Field Days
Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator; Scott Ritzman, Executive Director, Nebraska Soybean Board; and Greg Anderson, Board Member, Nebraska Soybean Board
(5:05) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
2 - Soybean Gall Midge: Research Updates on a New Pest of Soybean
Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist
(20:01) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
Justin McMechan will provide the latest developments on Soybean Gall Midge - check back soon!
3 - Managing Insects in Cover Crop Systems
Justin McMechan, University of Nebraska Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist
(16:26) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
4 - Soybean Cyst Nematodes Updates
Tamra Jackson-Ziems, Nebraska Extension Plant Pathologist(15:17) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
5 - Frogeye Leaf Spot Update
Asha Mane, University of Nebraska Graduate Student(10:27) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
6 - Soybean Production Costs and What’s New in Enterprise Budgeting
Glennis McClure, Nebraska Extension Farm and Ranch Management Analyst(17:59) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
Video explaining the new UNL Ag Budget Calculator
7 - Precision Ag Technology: What are the Economics?
Taro Mieno, UNL Department of Ag Economics Assistant Professor(8:32) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
8 - Cereal Rye Influence on soil Nutrients and Microbial Abundance
Katja Koehler-Cole, UNL Research Assistant Professor(20:25) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
9 - Interseeding Cover Crops in Soybean: Key Considerations for Success
Chris Proctor, Nebraska Weed Management Extension Educator(18:24) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
10 - Interseeding Annual Ryegrass and Wheat into Soybean
Chris Proctor, Nebraska Weed Management Extension Educator
(3:26) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
11 - Influence of Soil Management Practices on Weed Control, Herbicide Fate and Crop Productivity
Chris Proctor, Nebraska Weed Management Extension Educator(9:03) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
12 - Influence of Soil and Residue Management on Herbicide Carryover and Subsequent Crop Development
Chris Proctor, Nebraska Weed Management Extension Educator
(10:40) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
13 - Soybean Planting Date – Yield
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(5:58) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
14 - Soy Planting Date –Sunlight Capture
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(6:56) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
15 - Soy Planting Date – Sun Capture - Cover Crop
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(6:22) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
16 - Soy Planting Date – Transpire Water
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(9:20) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
17 - Soy Planting Date – Transpire Water- Cover Crop
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(5:18) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
18 - Soy Planting Date – Vegetative Growth and Reproductive Duration
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(5:57) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
19 - Soy Planting Date – Vegetative and Reproductive Duration - Cover Crops
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(2:30) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
20 - Soy Planting Date – Now vs. Then
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(5:13) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
21 - Soy Varietal Maturity Group Choice
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(5:01) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
22 - Soy Varietal Maturity Group - Cover Crop
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(4:06) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
23 - Seeding Depth and Rate
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(4:12) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
24 - Row Width
Jim Specht, UNL Emeritus Professor of Agronomy and Horticulture
(3:49) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
25 - Soil Water Use Considerations with Cover Crops in Irrigated Soybeans
Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educator, Cropping Systems(7:16) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
26 - Cover Crop Water Use and Planting Considerations in Irrigated Soybeans
Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educator, Cropping Systems(6:34) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
27 - SMFD Research on Soil Water Use with Cover Crops in Irrigated Soybeans
Aaron Nygren, Nebraska Extension Educator, Cropping Systems(8:49) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
28 - Scheduling Late Season Irrigation in Soybean
Steve Melvin, Nebraska Extension Educator, Cropping Systems(13:58) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
29 - Closing Thanks, Evaluation and Upcoming Report
Keith Glewen, Nebraska Extension Educator
(1:35) Trouble loading or slower speeds - hit escape key and use this link instead
Updates from the field
Check out these earlier updates from the 2020 Soybean Management Field Days sites...
Nebraska Extension Educator Steve Melvin
brings you an update on interseeding
cover crops into soybeans
Soybean Management Field Days Research
is underway! Nebraska Extension Educator
Aaron Nygren takes a closer look at what is going on at the Arlington site.
Nebraska Soybean Board Executive Director Scott Ritzman and Nebraska Extension Educator Keith Glewen provide an update on 2020 Soybean Management Field Days
For More Information
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Contact the Nebraska Soybean Board at 1-402-441-3240 or Nebraska Extension 1-800-529-8030.
- If you wish to contact any of the presenters, please refer to P.14 of the grower booklet.
- Learn about Soybean Management Field Days and Research at https://enrec.unl.edu/soydays.
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