Fremont Corn Expo 2016

Program Schedule
 
8:00 a.m   Breakfast and View Exhibits (50 exhibitors) –
Come have Breakfast with The Waffle Man - compliments of the Fremont Area Chamber Agribusiness Council
 
8:50 a.m.   Welcome – Mayor and Fremont Area Chamber Ag Council
 
9:00 a.m.   Utilizing On-Farm Research to Evaluate Practices for Profitability – Laura Thompson, NE Extension On-Farm Research Coordinator
 
9:30 a.m.    Corn Production Challenges for 2016 – Bob Nielsen, Purdue University Extension Corn Specialist
 
10:30 a.m.  Break – View Exhibits – Grab some Mom’s Popcorn for a Snack!
 
11:00 a.m.   Panel Discussion: Things we learned from the Corn Yield Contest – John McNamara, Plattsmouth; Mike Scholting, Louisville; Brent Hopkins, Rogers; Tony Johanson, Oakland
 
11:30 a.m.   Business & Industry Update – Nebraska Farm Bureau (Dodge & surrounding counties), Fremont Area Chamber, NE Corn Growers Association, Colfax-Dodge County Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Corn Board
 
Noon           Lunch – View Exhibits  – Dee’s Catering compliments of the Nebraska Farm Bureau in Dodge County
 
1:00 p.m.    Economic Impact of Expanding Livestock Production – Eric Thompson, UNL Economist
 
1:50 p.m.    Tackling Tough Corn Disease in Eastern Nebraska – Tamra Jackson-Ziems, NE Extension Corn Plant Pathologist
 
2:40 p.m.   Door Prize Winners Announced by Colfax-Dodge Corn GrowersAssociation
 
3:00 p.m.   Safe travels
Following the Fremont Corn Expo at 3:00 pm will be the Nitrogen Certification & Water Conservation Training Class for Lower Platte North NRD producers in the small meeting room at Christensen Field Main Arena
 
The Corn Expo is sponsored by the Fremont Chamber, Nebraska Farm Bureau, Nebraska Corn Growers Association, Nebraska Corn Board, First National Bank Fremont, CL Construction, Frontier Coop, Titan Machinery, and Butler Ag Equipment