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NEBRASKA AGRI-BUSINESS EXPOSITION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
January 27, 2025
8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Exhibitor Move-In
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
11:00 AM-4:30 PM
Exhibitor Registration Open - Pick up badges & tickets
Foyer - Younes Center North
5:00 PM-7:00 PM
Welcome Reception - Awards Presentation
Silver 5-6 - Younes Center North
January 28, 2025
There are 2 Crop Production Clinic programs. Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions in Green and Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions in Blue.
A registration fee of $95.00 per person is required to attend the Clinic and Lunch.
8:00 AM-8:30 AM
Check-in Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
8:00 AM-8:30 AM
Check-in Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions
Silver 4 - Younes Center North
8:30 AM-8:40 AM
Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions - Welcome and Introduction
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
8:30 AM-8:40 AM
Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions - Welcome and Introduction
Silver 4 - Younes Center North
8:40 AM-9:30 PM
Insect Management Session - "Dectes Stem Borer: Understanding Its Potential as a Pest and Management Options" - presented by Justin McMechan
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
9:00 AM-6:00 PM
Trade Show Open - Qualify for Cornhole Tournament
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
9:30 AM-10:20 AM
Disease Management Session - "Soybean Disease Update - presented by Dylan Mangel and "Corn Disease Update" - presented by Tamra Jackson-Ziems
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
9:30 AM-10:20 AM
Soil Health Session - "Soil Health Practices and Tests: What You Need to Know" - presented by Katja Koehler-Cole
Silver 4 - Younes Center North
10:20 AM-10:50 AM
Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions Break - Visit Trade Show
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
10:20 AM-10:50 AM
Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions Break - Visit Trade Show
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
10:50 AM-11:40 AM
Weed Management Session - "Best Practices for Application, Pesticide Delivery Equipment (from Calibration to Application)" - presented by Milos Zaric
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
10:50 AM-11:40 AM
Digital Ag Session - "How Digital is Agriculture in Nebraska? Opportunities to Increase Adoption of Tools and Technologies" - presented by Guillermo Raul Balboa
Silver 4 - Younes Center North
11:40 AM-12:30 PM
Pesticide & Environmental Safety Session - Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law" - presented by Jennifer Weisbrod, Frank Bright, and Greg Puckett
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
11:40 AM-12:30 PM
Agribusiness Management Session - "Farm Bill Outlook: Prospects and Future Decisions" - presented by Shannon Sand, "Cost of Production, Trends & Outlook for 2023" - presented by Shannon Sand
Silver 4 - Younes Center North
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch for Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Registrants - Visit Trade Show
Silver 5-6 (Lunch) -- Gold Ballroom (Trade Show)
12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Lunch for Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Registrants - Visit Trade Show
Silver 5-6 (Lunch) -- Gold Ballroom (Trade show)
Noon-1:30 PM
Trade Show Registrants and Exhibitors - Lunch on Your Own
1:30 PM-3:10 PM
What's New In Plant Protection Session - "What's New and Critical Issues in Plant Pathology: Consequences of Inaccurate Diagnoses" - presented by Kyle Broderick, "Soybean Gall Midge: Updates on Risk and Management Tactics" - presented by Justin McMechan, "50 Years of Ecofallow - Weed and Crop Residue Management are the Keys to this Cropping System" - presented by Bob Klein
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
1:30 PM-3:10 PM
Water Management & Nutrient Management Session - "A Year 'round Approach to Water and Nitrogen Management (From Harvest to Harvest)" - presented by Amy Timmerman, Steve Melvin, and Javed Iqbal
Sliver 4 - Younes Center North
3:10 PM-3:30 PM
Survey & Pesticide License Recertification & CCA Credits
Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North
3:10 PM-3:30 PM
Survey & CCA Credits
Silver 4 - Younes Center North
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Social Time in Exhibits - Cornhole Tournament Finals
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
January 29, 2025
8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Exhibitor Registration Open - Pick up badges & tickets
Foyer - Younes Center North
9:00 AM-Noon
Trade Show Open - Raffle Drawings throughout the morning
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Silent Auctions Open
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
11:00 AM-Noon
Silent Auction Items Awarded to Highest Bidders
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
Noon
Expo Closes
Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North
| NEBRASKA AGRI-BUSINESS EXPOSITION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS | ||||
| January 27, 2025 | ||||
| 8:00 AM-6:00 PM | Exhibitor Move-In | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| 11:00 AM-4:30 PM | Exhibitor Registration Open - Pick up badges & tickets | Foyer - Younes Center North | ||
| 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | Welcome Reception - Awards Presentation | Silver 5-6 - Younes Center North | ||
| January 28, 2025 | ||||
|
There are 2 Crop Production Clinic programs. Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions in Green and Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions in Blue. A registration fee of $95.00 per person is required to attend the Clinic and Lunch. |
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| 8:00 AM-8:30 AM | Check-in Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 8:00 AM-8:30 AM | Check-in Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions | Silver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 8:30 AM-8:40 AM | Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions - Welcome and Introduction | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 8:30 AM-8:40 AM | Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions - Welcome and Introduction | Silver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 8:40 AM-9:30 PM | Insect Management Session - "Dectes Stem Borer: Understanding Its Potential as a Pest and Management Options" - presented by Justin McMechan | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 9:00 AM-6:00 PM | Trade Show Open - Qualify for Cornhole Tournament | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| 9:30 AM-10:20 AM | Disease Management Session - "Soybean Disease Update - presented by Dylan Mangel and "Corn Disease Update" - presented by Tamra Jackson-Ziems | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 9:30 AM-10:20 AM | Soil Health Session - "Soil Health Practices and Tests: What You Need to Know" - presented by Katja Koehler-Cole | Silver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 10:20 AM-10:50 AM | Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Sessions Break - Visit Trade Show | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| 10:20 AM-10:50 AM | Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Sessions Break - Visit Trade Show | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| 10:50 AM-11:40 AM | Weed Management Session - "Best Practices for Application, Pesticide Delivery Equipment (from Calibration to Application)" - presented by Milos Zaric | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 10:50 AM-11:40 AM | Digital Ag Session - "How Digital is Agriculture in Nebraska? Opportunities to Increase Adoption of Tools and Technologies" - presented by Guillermo Raul Balboa | Silver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 11:40 AM-12:30 PM | Pesticide & Environmental Safety Session - Pesticides: Human Health, the Environment, and the Law" - presented by Jennifer Weisbrod, Frank Bright, and Greg Puckett | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 11:40 AM-12:30 PM | Agribusiness Management Session - "Farm Bill Outlook: Prospects and Future Decisions" - presented by Shannon Sand, "Cost of Production, Trends & Outlook for 2023" - presented by Shannon Sand | Silver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch for Crop, Economics, Soil & Water Management Registrants - Visit Trade Show | Silver 5-6 (Lunch) -- Gold Ballroom (Trade Show) | ||
| 12:30 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch for Pest Management & Pesticide Safety Registrants - Visit Trade Show | Silver 5-6 (Lunch) -- Gold Ballroom (Trade show) | ||
| Noon-1:30 PM | Trade Show Registrants and Exhibitors - Lunch on Your Own | |||
| 1:30 PM-3:10 PM | What's New In Plant Protection Session - "What's New and Critical Issues in Plant Pathology: Consequences of Inaccurate Diagnoses" - presented by Kyle Broderick, "Soybean Gall Midge: Updates on Risk and Management Tactics" - presented by Justin McMechan, "50 Years of Ecofallow - Weed and Crop Residue Management are the Keys to this Cropping System" - presented by Bob Klein | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 1:30 PM-3:10 PM | Water Management & Nutrient Management Session - "A Year 'round Approach to Water and Nitrogen Management (From Harvest to Harvest)" - presented by Amy Timmerman, Steve Melvin, and Javed Iqbal | Sliver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 3:10 PM-3:30 PM | Survey & Pesticide License Recertification & CCA Credits | Silver 1-2-3 - Younes Center North | ||
| 3:10 PM-3:30 PM | Survey & CCA Credits | Silver 4 - Younes Center North | ||
| 4:00 PM-6:00 PM | Social Time in Exhibits - Cornhole Tournament Finals | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| January 29, 2025 | ||||
| 8:00 AM-9:00 AM | Exhibitor Registration Open - Pick up badges & tickets | Foyer - Younes Center North | ||
| 9:00 AM-Noon | Trade Show Open - Raffle Drawings throughout the morning | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Silent Auctions Open | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| 11:00 AM-Noon | Silent Auction Items Awarded to Highest Bidders | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||
| Noon | Expo Closes | Gold Ballroom - Younes Center North | ||