Coming Events
Jan. 12, 7:00 p.m., Heuermann Lecture titled “A Dialogue on the History and Vision for the Future of International Trade for U.S. Agricultureâ€, Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, 2021 Transformation Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska. Streamed live at http://heuermannlectures.unl.eduÂ
Jan. 13-14, York Ag Expo, Holthus Convention Center, York http://yorkagexpo.com/
Jan. 18-19, 2016, Nebraska Extension Precision Ag Data Management Workshop, 8:30 a.m., ARDC http://agronomy.unl.edu/precisionag
Jan. 20, 9:00 a.m. Farmers and Ranchers Cow/Calf College at USMARC near Clay Center
Heuermann Lecture
Don’t forget about the first “Heuermann Lecture†of the year, it’s titled “A Dialogue on the History and Vision for the Future of International Trade for U.S. Agriculture.â€Â This lecture, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., January 12, 2016, at the Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center, 2021, Transformation Drive, Lincoln, Nebraska.
I hope you can attend in person, but if you cannot, you can watch it streamed live or archived at: http://heuermannlectures.unl.edu.
York Ag Expo Time
It’s York Ag Expo time! The two days will kick off with a 10:00 a.m. presentation by Dr. Brent Gloy on Wednesday, January 13. The Trade Show Booths will open at 11:00 a.m.  Â
Several one hour presentations on a wide variety of topics have been scheduled during the two days. I hope you’ll stop by and visit the UNL On-Farm Research booth, the York Corn Growers booth as well as the many other booths and displays.  Â
On Thursday January 14th, the Trade Show Booths will open at 8:00 a.m. Two presentations will take place each hour from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. The Trade Show Booths will close at 5:00 p.m. for Agricultural Business after Hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Ag Expo will close with a final presentation by Kevin Van Trump.
Check out all the details at: http://yorkagexpo.com/
Farm Succession Meetings Planned
I mentioned last week that we’ve hosted Farm Succession Meetings here in York. The Nebraska Farm Succession Series, hosted by the Nebraska Beginning Farmer and Rancher Network, will again be hosted at several sites this month. The meetings are designed to answer key questions of farm and ranch owners, families, and those just beginning in farming.
Speakers are Dave Goeller, deputy director, Northeast Center for Risk Management Education, UNL, and Joe Hawbaker, agricultural law attorney, with Hawbaker Law Office, Omaha.
Workshops in our area will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Mead on Jan. 13 and Central City on Jan. 28.
The workshops are about farm and ranch business succession, family estate planning, and beginning farmer programs. It is intended for established farm and ranch owners and their successors, and for beginners. Topics include: the stages of succession planning, contribution and compensation, balancing the interests of on-farm and off-farm heirs; the importance of communication, setting goals, analyzing cash flow, and balancing intergenerational expectations and needs; beginning farmer loan and tax credit programs; the use of trusts, wills, life estate deeds and business entities (such as the limited liability company) in family estate and business succession planning; buy-sell agreements, asset protection, taxation (federal transfer taxes, Nebraska inheritance tax, basis adjustment), and essential estate documents.
To register or for more information, call the Nebraska Rural Response Hotline at 1-8000-464-0258.
UNL Variety Testing Information
This week’s edition of CropWatch reported that the 2016 Spring Seed Guide for corn and soybeans is available on line. Just got to CropWatch for the link or this is it: http://cropwatch.unl.edu/image/CW_News/2015/UNL-2016-Spring-Seed-Guide.pdf. I hope you’ll check it out.
