Wheat Variety Tours: Due to drought and frost impacts to wheat throughout the State this spring, the tours have been modified this year. Full details in this article: https://go.unl.edu/bm7f. Tours still occurring for those of you who receive this column include: June 10 for Jefferson County, Knobel Seeds (5 p.m. CT); June 15 for Hitchcock/Red Willow County, Peters Seed Farms (5 p.m. CT); and June 16 for Perkins County, Stumpf International Wheat Research Center (9 a.m. MT). Also a note, because certified wheat seed will be in short supply, it’s recommended that you reserve wheat seed as soon as planting intentions are determined for next year’s cropping season.

Water to Yield Workshop June 11: Farmers and agribusiness professionals are invited to attend a Water to Yield Workshop to be held at the Davenport Community Center in Davenport from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (registration begins at 9:30 a.m.). The goal is to help producers better manage water and nitrogen resources for enhanced water quality and quantity. Topics include research from UNL’s South Central Ag Lab on irrigation scheduling with limited water, a free app for irrigation scheduling, subsurface drip irrigation, fertigation, in-season nitrogen management, and updates from the Little Blue NRD. Farmers will also share their insights on managing irrigation and in-season nitrogen on a farmer panel. There is no charge to attend, but registration is requested for a meal count. Please RSVP to the Clay County Extension Office at 402-762-3644 or at https://go.unl.edu/dnci.  

Summer Stocker/Yearling Tour will be held on June 23 near Broken Bow, offering cattle producers an opportunity to learn from Nebraska operations managing through ongoing drought conditions and explore current research and management strategies for stocker and yearling systems. Registration will be held from 9 to 9:30 a.m. CST at the Custer County Fairgrounds 4-H Building, 44100 Memorial Drive in Broken Bow. Tour participants will visit operations managed by Rodney Lamb at Lamb Farm and Feedyard and Mike Tierney, where discussions will focus on drought management, grazing strategies, forage conditions and decision-making during challenging environmental conditions.

Lunch will be served at noon at the 4-H Building and will include a presentation from UNL beef systems specialists on a new vitamin and mineral balancing tool designed to support producer decision-making and herd performance. The cost to attend is $20, which includes lunch. Registration is due June 19. Participants can register online at go.unl.edu/summerstockertour or by calling 308-268-3105. The tour is sponsored by Merck Animal Health.

Weed Science Field Day will be held on June 24 at UNL’s South Central Ag Lab near Clay Center. The program runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Registration at 8:30 a.m.). The field day showcases chemical comparisons for weed control in corn, sorghum, and soybean. I also appreciate how Dr. Amit Jhala is always looking at alternative options for weed control or system’s approaches that include chemicals and cover crops. New this year is an evaluation of the Ecorobotix ARA Precision Sprayer for targeted weed management. Row spacing of 15” vs. 30” with overlapping residual on palmer control and seed production will be shared. Also, hairy vetch termination timing for control of palmer amaranth in sorghum and popcorn will be shared. There is no charge to attend, but registration is requested to: https://agronomy.unl.edu/fieldday/.