Improving Irrigation Efficiency It's not too early to start preparing for irrigation season. Learn how to use Watermark sensors and ET gages and see how growers across the state have joined to participate in a demonstration network. MORE
Wheat Disease Update This week loose smut was added to the list of diseases being found in wheat.  Recent cool, wet conditions have led to an increase of diseases.  MORE

May 28, 2010

Wheat Production

• Stripe and Leaf Rust and Fusariuim Head Blight in Wheat
• Be Alert to Stripe Rust in the Southern Panhandle  (May 25, 2010)

Corn Production

• New Product Adds a Twist to Resistance Management – Refuge in a Bag

Insect Management

• Weather, Beneficials May Help Thwart Grassland Grasshoppers

Sunflower Production

• Initial Signs of Sunflower Rust Appear in Panhandle

Irrigation Management

• Nebraska Agricultural Water Management Demonstration Network Up to 500 Sites
• Tips for Using Watermark Sensors and ETgages for Irrigation Management

Weather

• GDDs Catching Up From Early Season Fluctuations

Weed Management

• Know Your Weeds and Control Options (Previous Stories Timely to this Season)
  — Narrow Row Spacing in Soybeans Aids Velvetleaf Control
  — Western Ragweed in Pasture
  — Hoary Vervain in Early June
  — Common Mullein in Pastures

UNL & Extension Resources

• Market Journal:  High Yields with Less Water
• UNL Offers Professional Development Opportunities in Plant Breeding
• UNL Tour Examines Sharing of Limited Platte Basin Water Supplies

AgNews

• Ronnie Green Selected as New IANR Vice Chancellor, VP