CropWatch Aug. 12, 2016
Corn Production
- 2016 Corn Yield Forecasts as of Aug. 10 for 41 sites across the Corn Belt show a high probability of near or above-average yields in irrigated fields, but much more variability in rainfed fields.
- Previous Corn Yield Forecasts
- Identifying Spider Mites and the Species Responsible
- Managing Spider Mites in Corn and Soybean
- Watch for Grasshoppers Moving From Field Borders into Crops
Cover Crops
- Biomass Production of Winter Annual Cover Crops in Corn and Soybean, results from the first two years of a four-year study of whether winter cover crops in no-till corn and soybean systems benefit soil quality despite their short growing season
- 2016 Variety Trial data now available for winter wheat, barley, and triticale
Crop Reports
- USDA NASS Forecasts Record Corn and Soybean Yields for Nebraska
- From Nebraska Extension, USDA NASS, US Drought Monitor
- Water & Crops Field Day: Systems Approach to Cropping and Irrigation Management Aug. 23 at North Platte
- Late Season Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic Aug. 24 at ARDC, Flyer
- Gudmundsen Sandhill Lab Open House Aug. 24
- Crop Management Diagnostic Clinic - Corn and Soybean Production School Aug. 25 at ARDC, Flyer
- Cover Crop Forage Field Day Aug. 25 near Boelus
