When: Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Field is 1/4 west of 57135 716 Rd, Fairbury NE 68352 GPS: 40.204409°, -97.121368° Driving Directions: From Fairbury, go north on Hwy 15 for 1.2 miles, turn east on Road 715 and go three miles, turn left on 571st Ave. and go north one mile to 716th Road, go east for 0.1 miles, and the field is on the right. Intersection: 1/4 east of intersection of 716th Road & 571st Ave
Agenda
- 5:00 pm – Variety discussion by industry representatives and UNL Variety Trial Manager (Amanda Easterly or Cody Creech)
- 5:45 pm – UNL wheat varieties and breeding update – Katherine Frels
- 6:00 pm – Southeast Nebraska wheat update – Nathan Mueller
- 6:10 pm – Wheat disease question and answers – Stephen Wegulo
- 6:20 pm – Closing remarks – Mark Knobel and UNL Variety Trial Manager
- 6:30 pm – Done
For those unable to attend tour dates, demonstration plots will be labeled approximately a week before the scheduled tour and remain in place until harvest. Reach out to Amanda Easterly with any questions.
Stakeholders are encouraged to engage with the wheat team via Twitter/X via @UNLVarietyTest and @HuskerWheat with questions to guide the event. For handicap-accessible accommodation, contact Amanda Easterly before the event. The schedule is subject to change in the event of severe weather. For last minute phone call questions, contact Nathan Mueller at 402-821-172
