Following recent hail, wind, and flood damage, many Nebraska growers were weighing the odds as to whether replanting or patience might offer the best yields.  (Photo by Jan Behn, UNL research technologist)

June 28 - July 2, 2010

Flood & Storm Crop Damage Information

• This Week's Storm Stories are Listed Below under Individual Crop Headings
  Check back for additional information as it becomes available
• Additional Flood and Storm Response Information

CropWatch

Management

• Crop Damage and Grower Loss — Addressing Both Fronts

 Corn Production

• Pummeled Corn Vulnerable to Disease Development
• Fungicide Use in Corn after Hail Events and Prior to Tasseling
• Nebraska's Virtual Corn Suitability Rating

Wheat Production

• Protein Likely to Affect Value of 2010 Winter Wheat Crop
• Wheat Disease Update & Tips for Harvesting Scabby Wheat

Alfalfa & Hay Production

• Hay-Making Delays Necessitate Recheck of Harvest Plans
• Removing Bales Quickly Can Reduce Wheel Traffic Damage
• Be Prepared for Potential Heat Damage to Moist Hay
• Managing Windrowed Alfalfa Through Wet Conditions

Insect Management

• Scout Now for Second Hatch of Grasshoppers in Western Nebraska (Also on June 25, 2010 Market Journal)
• Imported Longhorned Weevils Reported in York County
• Scouting and Treating Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa

Pesticide Application

• Managing Spray Drift also Increases Pesticide Efficacy

Agri Weather

• Nebraska State Climatologist: Will July be Wet or Dry? (July 2, 2010 update)
• June Precip "Impressive;" July Forecast for Drier Conditions

Crop Reports

• USDA Nebraska Crop Condition Report

Extension Programs

• Midsummer Crop Diagnostic Clinics July 20-21
• July Farm Mediation Clinics
• Become AgSMART with a New Ag Business Program for Producers