The 2025 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Wheat Variety Tour will stop in Grant, Nebraska, at the Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Research Center on June 10. The field day is open to the public and will begin at 9 a.m. MDT.
The tours, hosted by the UNL Crop Performance Testing Program and UNL farm managers and researchers, aim to give farmers insight into different wheat varieties and management practices for diseases and pests.
Researchers from the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center will give updates on current research regarding cover crops, western corn rootworm, weed management considerations and irrigation.
The tour is free to the public, and a complimentary lunch will be provided with registration.
The Henry J. Stumpf International Wheat Research Center is east of Grant, Nebraska. From Highway 61, take Road 761 east 1 mile and turn south on Road 329. The building is half a mile south on the east side of the road. Transportation to field sites will be provided.
For more information and to register, visit go.unl.edu/wheat-tours.
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Wheat Variety Tour Agenda
All times are MDT
9:00 a.m. — Welcome, registration, coffee and rolls
9:15 a.m. — Travel to first tour stop
9:30 a.m. — Tour of Dryland Wheat Variety Trials
10:10 a.m. — Travel to second tour stop
10:20 a.m. — Integration of cover crops in western Nebraska rotations
10:35 a.m. — Western corn rootworm management
10:50 a.m. — Travel to third tour stop
11:00 a.m. — Irrigated Wheat Variety Trials
11:30 a.m. — Wheat diseases and scouting
11:50 a.m. — Return to Stumpf building
12:00 p.m. — Lunch and industry tables
1:00 p.m. — Afternoon sessions begin and discuss the following
- Wheat stem sawfly management
- Post-harvest weed management considerations
- Irrigation responses and water use in short corn hybrids
- Tribute to Bob Klein, western Nebraska's champion of dryland cropping systems
- Discussion and Impact Survey