What sets Husker Harvest Days apart from other farm shows is that it is a totally irrigated working farm, so corn harvest goes on despite the weather.

Matt Jungmann, Farm Progress national events director, says this year’s crop is looking good at the farm site. “It will be in the right condition to test out the latest combines and corn heads,” he says.

Corn combining demonstrations will kick off at 10:30 a.m. each day, according to Jason Luebbe, who works with the equipment operators.

Drivers for each piece of equipment are provided by the manufacturer and are trained by the company on the equipment.

“The reason demos are so successful at Husker Harvest Days is that our visitors listen to safety announcements and abide by them,” Luebbe says. “These demos are for them, and I think we do a pretty good job of helping them get that close view of the equipment safely.”

He notes that visitors must stay behind the flag rope as corn combining begins.

The order of the demos follow:

A recording over the loudspeakers will provide details on each piece of equipment as it goes through the field.

There are roughly 20 pieces that will take part in this year’s field demonstrations. Trams are available for those who have trouble walking to the field.

TILL IT UP: Strip-till demos show farmers what to expect in their own fields.

Tillage tools work the grounds

Expect to see every type of tillage tool on the market, including strip, high-speed, disk and disk ripper. The machines start on the opposite end of the field and work toward the crowds for visitors to see the equipment at working speeds. Tillage demos will follow corn harvesting.

This year, you can catch the strip-till demonstrations along Chief Flag Road and the south tram route located east of the show site. Demonstrations are continuous.