Panhandle Ag and Research Technology Tour is Aug. 14

August 6, 2025

2025 Panhandle Ag Research Technology Tour
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center is holding a research technology tour Aug. 14 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

The 2025 Panhandle Ag and Research Technology Tour will be Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Panhandle Research, Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. 

Farmers, producers, ranchers and agriculture professionals will have the opportunity to learn about alternative crops for Nebraska, irrigation research updates, Palmer amaranth management, geophysics in groundwater and hydraulic structures, dry bean breeding, crop diseases, nutrient management in sugar beets, insect control, the ag economy and STEM education with sensors and cameras.

The schedule is as follows:

9:00 to 9:30 amRegistration (Coffee & Rolls)
9:30 am to Noon

Welcome by Director John Westra, UNL

Outdoor Presentations: Trailer Tours

  • Xin Qiao and Gary Stone: Field Tour – Irrigation Research Update 
  • Carlos Urrea: Field Tour – Update on the Dry Bean Breeding Program
  • Nevin Lawrence: Field Tour – Palmer Amaranth Management
  • Bijesh Maharjan: Field Tour – Nitrogen Management in Sugar Beet
  • Pin-Chu Lai: Field Tour – Insect Control 

Booth Space Visits with Specialists 

  • Wei-zhen Liang: STEM Education with Sensors and Cameras 
  • Dipak Santra: Alternative Crops for Nebraska 
  • Mohamed Khalil: Geophysics in Groundwater and Hydraulic Structures 
  • Bob Harveson: Multi-crop Diseases 
  • Jessica Groskopf: Ag Economy Update 
Noon to 1:00 pm

Lunch 

Vendor and Equipment Visits 

1:00 to 2:00 pmDry Bean Variety Tour (Mitchell Ag Lab, hosted by Carlos Urrea)

 

Please register for lunch.

Go to https://preec.unl.edu for more information.