2026 AGENDA
8:30 a.m. – Registration (no cost) Enjoy rolls & coffee!
All tours depart from the tent.
9 – 10 a.m. Demonstration of projects for weed control in soybean
10 – 10:15 a.m. Break (Refreshments provided)
10:15 a.m. – Noon Demonstration of projects for weed control in corn and sorghum
Noon – 1 p.m. Lunch (Free) and UNL Dairy Store Ice Cream
1 p.m. End of field day. Thank you for coming. Have a good trip home!
2026 TOUR 1: On-Site Demonstration of New Technology/Herbicides for Weed Control in Soybean and Sorghum
- Comparison of Herbicide Programs for Weed Control in Soybean: Unbiased comparison of herbicide programs of different companies for weed control in Roundup Ready 2 Xtend and Enlist soybean. New herbicides and multiple herbicide-resistant soybean will be discussed for the management of herbicide-resistant weeds.
- Evaluating Ecorobotix ARA Precision Sprayer for Target Weed Control in Soybean and Herbicide Savings: Ecorobotix ARA has developed a precision sprayer for target weed management. It will be compared with broadcast herbicide application. Herbicide savings and weed control will be evaluated.
- Evaluating the Critical Time of Hairy Vetch Termination for Control of Palmer amaranth in Sorghum and Popcorn: Hairy vetch termination timing will be evaluated after planting sorghum for integrated management of Palmer amaranth in integration with herbicide programs in sorghum.
2026 TOUR 2: On-Site Demonstration of New Technology/Herbicides for Weed Control in Corn
- Comparison of Herbicide Programs for Weed Control in Corn: Unbiased comparison of herbicide programs by different companies for weed control in Roundup Ready/LibertyLink corn. New herbicides in corn will be discussed.
- Integrated Management of Volunteer Corn in Enlist Corn: Volunteer corn is a major weed in corn-soybean cropping systems. Project will demonstrate how to control volunteer corn in Enlist corn using inter-row cultivator, Assure II, and a premix of glufosinate (Liberty) + quizalofop (Assure II).
- Evaluating Greenfield Robotics’ Robot for Palmer amaranth Control in Soybean and Volunteer Corn Control in Popcorn: Greenfield Robotics is a Kansas based company. They have developed 28-inch-wide robots that can cut weeds between crop rows. Control of Palmer amaranth will be evaluated using this non-chemical control method.
2026 Guide for Weed, Disease, and Insect Management in Nebraska
Purchase the 2026 Guide for Weed, Disease, and Insect Management in Nebraska book at UNL Marketplace.
This 300-page guide is a comprehensive resource for current research-based information and UNL recommendations on weed management in Nebraska crop production, with special sections on fungicides, insecticides, and pesticide application equipment and safety. It includes detailed drawings and photos to aid in weed identification, as well as photos to aid in insect and disease identification.
Support Staff
Alex Chmielewski, Mike Schlick, David Wangila and Sharon Hachtel
Extension Educator
Graduate Students
Ankit Yadav and Sai Suvidh Maddela
Organizer
Directions
South Central Ag. Lab is located 4.5 miles west of Hwy 14 south (to Clay Center) & Hwy 6 Intersection, or 12.4 miles east of Hastings on Hwy 6.
Sponsors
Several sponsors joined with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln to support Weed Management Field Day. We thank all sponsors for their generous support and promotion of Weed Science Research and Extension in Nebraska.
AKRS
Belchim
Syngenta
Nebraska Corn/Soybean Board
South Central Agricultural Laboratory
Corteva
FMC
Bayer
BASF
Valent
AMVAC
Gowan
Summit Agro
NuFarm
UPL
Helm Agro
Sipcam