Find out what is happening at the Haskell Ag Lab in the Haskell Happenings March 2023 Newsletter
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The UNL Haskell Ag Lab will be holding their Arbor Day/Earth Day Spring Fling on Saturday, April 29th from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will feature educational sessions for all, activities for kids, recycling information, tree planting demonstrationc, and free trees for attendees. The event is free and open to the public. A flyer is below. Please mark your calendars for this spring event at the UNL Haskell Ag Lab. Check back often for more information including any weather related announcements regarding the event.
The UNL Haskell Ag Lab is happy to announce we will be hosting two field days in August.
The Soybean Management Field Day will be held on Wednesday, August 9 from 9 AM to 2:30 PM.
The Science & Ag Family Field Day will be held on Thursday, August 10th from 9 AM. to 3 PM.
Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend these events. Check back often at this website for updated information and flyers.
The Haskell Ag Lab has various research trials and demonstrations going on. This article features some of those trials. You will find trials on alfalfa density trial, soybean gall midge, stink bug (IPM), cover crops, insect monitoring network, packing/chop length/coverage of silage, corn and soybean caterpillar movement and behavior, insecticide efficacy trials, beekeeping, our hybrid hazelnut planting demonstration, and riparian buffer strip. More trial and demonstration information will be added as it is available.
Research Trials and Demonstrations at the Haskell Ag Lab:Alfalfa Planting Density Trial (ongoing)
This event is held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 9 AM. Come out to the Haskell Ag Lab for coffee, refreshments, and conversation with the staff at the lab. This will be a very informal time. Feel free to bring suggestions for programs. We look forward to seeing you. The next one will be on Tuesday, April 11th. Please invite family and friends to come with you.
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