Husker Harvest Days

UNL beef systems specialist Mary Drewnoski gave a speech on the benefits of grazing and feeding cattle on fields planted with rye, noting costs, yields and gains for cattle.

UNL beef systems specialist Mary Drewnoski gave a speech on the benefits of grazing and feeding cattle on fields planted with rye, noting costs, yields and gains for cattle.

HHD beef specialist says ‘plant rye’ for cows

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Most people enjoy consuming products that come from cows, but what about what cows eat?
Eric Bailey presents to a full group of onlookers at the second day of Husker Harvest Days near Grand Island. His presentation touched on tips for producers to build resilience in their herd and ways to maintain a profitable business in drought-like conditions.

Eric Bailey presents to a full group of onlookers at the second day of Husker Harvest Days near Grand Island. His presentation touched on tips for producers to build resilience in their herd and ways to maintain a profitable business in drought-like conditions.

HHD: Tips for drought resilient, profitable herd

Jacob Courtney
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Year after year Husker Harvest Days attracts a huge crowd, all there to see the latest and greatest in farming technologies and techniques, alongside timely presentations on related topics by the experts.
This week's ag story focused on technology choices in crop protection.

This week's ag story focused on technology choices in crop protection.

HHD shares technology choices in crop protection

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
As technology further advances it has become an integral part of agriculture. This can be seen in ways that it can be utilized for holistic weed control techniques.
Weeds are a constant plight for those in the agriculture industry that comes in many forms.

Weeds are a constant plight for those in the agriculture industry that comes in many forms.

Looking at the future of crop protection

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Weeds -- a constant plight for those in the agriculture industry that comes in many forms. Weed scientist Bryan Young of Purdue University looked at what was learned about crop protection in 2020 during a Husker Harvest Days seminar. Young began by reviewing the 2020 season.
One Husker Harvest Days seminar focused on soil health.

One Husker Harvest Days seminar focused on soil health.

Husker Harvest Days: Soil health and the future

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Many people might not think about the dirt they walk on, but for the panelists featured at Husker Harvest Day’s Online seminar on soil health and the future, it is their biggest priority. The topic of the panel covered how to build organic matter and keep soil on the farm for generations to come.
New crops could provide new opportunities for profit.

New crops could provide new opportunities for profit.

HHD: Seminar explains new crops, profit ideas

Jeni Obermier
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
As times change and the market shifts, the Husker Harvest Days virtual experience hosted a seminar to show farmers new opportunities to diversify their portfolios in 2021.  Speaking was Ken Dallmier, president of Clarkson Grain in central Illinois.