2020 South Central Ag Lab Field Day: Recent Episodes
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Speakers share information about their research for improved crop production and profitability. Approximately 100+ applied field research trials are conducted at SCAL annually by University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty and United States Department of Agriculture/ Agricultural Research Service scientists. Trials are focused on irrigation and water management, soil fertility, entomology, weed science, cropping systems, disease management, and crop variety testing.
Gabriella Martens, Master of Science Graduate Student Plant Pathology - Bacterial leaf streak, or BLS, is a bacterial disease that affects corn. BLS is relatively new in the United States and we continue to learn about the bacterium which causes BLS. In this video we cover a brief history of BLS, identifying the disease symptoms, comparing symptoms with other common diseases, current BLS research at UNL, and general management strategies.
Dr. Robert Wright, Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist - Corn earworms don’t overwinter in Nebraska, but moths fly north from the southern U. S. each spring. In the south they develop on Bt cotton and Bt corn. Resistance to Bt traits has been detected in the southern U.S. This study is part of a multistate project to determine the distribution of Bt resistance traits in the U. S. It has implications particularly to seed corn and food grade corn production in Nebraska.
Dr. Ronald C. Seymour, Nebraska Extension Educator; David Grimes, Farmer; Brandon Hunnicutt, Farmer
Learn about the basics of on-farm research and hear farmer input about the importance of on-farm research for their farming operations.