By Amit Jhala
The 2024 Nebraska Extension Weed Management Field Day featured research and demonstrations on weed management by the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture Jhala Lab team and from extension educator Jenny Rees at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s South Central Agricultural Laboratory near Clay Center on June 26.
Amit Jhala, professor of agronomy and horticulture and extension weed management specialist, organized and led the tour along with Rees, postdoctoral scientist Mandeep Singh, doctoral student Vipin Kumar and master's student Adam Leise. The Field Day was attended by 135 people, including growers, crop consultants, administrators, extension educators, graduate students, industry representatives and other clientele.
Team members demonstrated several projects focused on weed control in corn and soybean. These projects included studies on efficacy, crop safety, and comparisons of new herbicides and non-chemical methods, such as cover crops, as part of an integrated weed management approach.