--- title: Warm Season Forage Field Day | Star Seed - Aug 27, 2026, Broken Bow, NE description: You're invited to the Star Seed Warm Season Forage Field Day on August 27, 2026 in Broken Bow, NE. Walk 14 forage varieties, hear a UNL Extension speaker, meet our seed specialists, and stay for a hosted reception. RSVP for event details. --- [![NativeSeed Group](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/logo-nsg.svg)](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) [sales@gostarseed.com](mailto:sales@gostarseed.com) [800-782-7311](tel:18007827311) ![Star Seed](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/logo-white.svg) You're Invited # Warm Season Forage Field Day AUG 27, 2026 Broken Bow, NE Walk 14 warm-season forage varieties in the field with our seed specialists and a UNL Extension speaker. Stay for a hosted reception. Proud suppliers of **American Acres** forage hybrids  |  Forage Hybrids  /  Hay-Type Hybrids  /  Millet ## RSVP for Event Details Reserve your spot for the August 27 field day — see the full schedule below. First name Last name Email Phone Guests attending Just me234 or more Farm / operation City & state Reserve My Spot Free to attend. Space for the hosted reception is limited. Thanks - you're on the list. We'll email you the agenda, venue address, and start time. *(Preview: this form connects to your HubSpot RSVP form on deploy.)* Thursday, August 27, 2026 ## Event Details Two hours in the field, then food and drinks on us. Here's the plan for the day. 10 ### Field Day 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Central Walk the 14-variety warm-season forage trial with our specialists and a UNL Extension speaker. MAP ### Location Trial plots near Broken Bow, NE [View map ›](https://maps.app.goo.gl/inFuzz9ch4PAUmBh7) 41°22'19.6"N  99°35'41.3"W ★ ### Reception 12:00 – 2:00 PM Central at [Kinkaider Brewing Co.](https://www.kinkaider.com/visit-broken-bow), Broken Bow ![Star Seed](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/logo-green.svg) Largest Seed Inventory in the Midwest ## Browse Our Seed Star Seed carries the depth and quality growers across the Plains count on - from forage hybrids to native grass, cover crops, and small grains. ### [![Forages](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-forages.jpg) Forages Warm-season hybrids for hay and grazing.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Pasture and Native Grass](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-pasture.jpg) Pasture & Native Grass Durable stands built for the Plains.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Cover Crops](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-cover.jpg) Cover Crops Soil-building mixes for your rotation.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Small Grains](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-smallgrains.jpg) Small Grains Oats, triticale, and spring grains.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Winter Wheat](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-winterwheat.jpg) Winter Wheat Proven varieties for the Midwest.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Food Plots](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-foodplots.jpg) Food Plots Attract and hold wildlife.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Wildflowers](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-wildflowers.jpg) Wildflowers Pollinator and beauty mixes.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ### [![Lawn and Turf](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/cat-lawnturf.jpg) Lawn & Turf Tough turf for tough climates.](https://starseed.nativeseedgroup.com/) ![Star Seed](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/logo-white.svg) Green and Always Growing ## 100 Years of Seed Expertise For a century, growers across Kansas, Nebraska, and the Plains have trusted Star Seed to put the right seed in the ground. We clean, test, and prove our forage hybrids before they ever reach your operation - so you are never the experiment. 100+ Yrs of seed expertise, based in Osborne, KS In-House seed cleaning and germination testing 14 warm-season forage varieties on trial 5 States serving KS, NE, MO, IA, and OK **#1**of 12 ### The Results Are In American Acres Hay N Graze ranked #1 of 12 entries at the 2025 K-State Belleville Summer Hay Trial, topping the field at 9,981 lb/acre dry matter. 2025 K-State Belleville Summer Hay Trial - independent university results. [See it at the Field Day](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/star-field-day#rsvp) August 27  |  Broken Bow, NE ## What You'll See at the Field Day One afternoon in the field, with the varieties, the experts, and the answers all in one place. 14 ### 14 Varieties Warm-season forage hybrids side by side in replicated trial plots. UNL ### Dr. Cafaro La Menza Independent university agronomy from a [UNL Extension](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/star-field-day#speaker) specialist — meet the speaker below. SS ### Seed Specialists Talk one-on-one with the Star Seed team about your fields. ★ ### Hosted Reception Food, drinks, and good company to close out the day. ![Growers walking the Star Seed forage trial plots at the field day](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/event-crowd.jpg) Out in the trial plots at a Star Seed Field Day. Independent University Science ## Meet the Speaker Straight answers from a University of Nebraska agronomist — the independent voice walking the trial plots alongside you. ![Dr. Nicolas Cafaro La Menza, University of Nebraska-Lincoln](https://pages.nativeseedgroup.com/hubfs/star-field-day/speaker-cafaro.jpg) ### Dr. Nicolas Cafaro La Menza Assistant Professor & Cropping Systems Specialist, Agronomy & Horticulture · University of Nebraska–Lincoln Dr. Cafaro La Menza is a crop physiologist and Extension cropping systems specialist with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, based at the West Central Research & Extension Center in North Platte. He earned his Ph.D. in agronomy from Nebraska in 2019 and studies how crops turn sunlight, water, and nitrogen into yield — from soil nutrient dynamics to the role of legumes and cover crops. At the field day he brings independent, university-backed agronomy right to the plots: no sales pitch, just the science behind what you're walking. 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