Southeast Nebraska Pasture & Acreage Expo
The 2025 Southeast Nebraska Pasture & Acreage Expo will be held on Thursday, Sept. 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County Conference Rooms, located at 444 Cherrycreek Rd., Suite A, Lincoln, NE. This one-day educational event is designed for acreage and pasture owners looking to gain practical knowledge and tools for managing their land and livestock. The morning sessions will focus on general pasture and horse management. The afternoon sessions will focus on live sprayer and spray drone demonstrations. Attendees can choose to stay for the entire program or come and go at their convenience. The topics will be presented by university experts and industry professionals. Throughout the day, there will be time for networking with university experts, private industry exhibitor booths and sponsors. The program will end with door prizes from our sponsors.
No cost to attend, lunch is included. The cost of this program is covered by Nebraska Extension and event sponsors.
Agribusiness stakeholders interested in being sponsors or trade show exhibitors should contact Extension Educator John Nelson at jnelson158@unl.edu or 402‑441‑7180.
Register by Tuesday, Sept. 2
Registration is required to guarantee a lunch, although walk-ins are welcome in the morning or afternoon. You may register a few different ways:
- Register online: https://go.unl.edu/2025-pasture-acreage-expo
- Email: Karen Wedding at kwedding2@unl.edu
- Call: 402‑441‑7180
2025 Agenda
8:30–9:00 a.m.
Registration, refreshments & welcome
9:00–9:45 a.m.
Cedar Control & Woody Species Management in Pasture
Barry Weber, Livestock Systems Educator
9:45–10:30 a.m.
Optimizing Production from Pastures
Bruce Anderson, Professor Emeritus, UNL Extension Forage Specialist
10:30–11:15 a.m.
Pasture Weed Management
Abe Smith, Pasture & Land Management Specialist, Corteva Agriscience
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Pasture: What it Does and Doesn't Provide for Horses and Livestock
Lindsey Kester, Lifestyle Product Specialist, Purina Animal Nutrition
12:00–1:30 p.m.
Lunch (included), sponsor introductions & exhibitor booth visits
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Small-Scale Spray Setup Instructions & Pesticide Safety
Josh Villanza, Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Coordinator & Aaron Nygren, Water & Cropping Systems Educator
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Spray Drone Specifics for Pasture Management
Kevin Knorr, Volitant Drone Technology Solutions
Drone Regulations, Licensing & Training
Dirk Charlson, Statewide Digital Agriculture Educator
3:30–4:00 p.m.
Door prize drawing & event wrap-up
