UNL TAPS Program to Host Field Day in North Platte

Field day participants view TAPS plots in a field at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center. (UNL Extension photo)
Field day participants view TAPS plots in a field at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center. (UNL Extension photo)

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Testing Ag Performance Solutions (TAPS) program will host a field day July 7 at 3 p.m. at the West Central Research, Extension and Education Center in North Platte.

The TAPS program is a farm management competition and research initiative that allows participants to evaluate management decisions, explore emerging technologies and improve profitability and resource-use efficiency in a low-risk environment.

The field day will provide TAPS participants and those interested in the program an opportunity to view current plot conditions and discuss management strategies and challenges for the growing season.

The event will begin with a field tour featuring plot visits, technology demonstrations and discussions on management strategies, irrigation and nitrogen ma…