Preparing for Wheat Seeding Several stories in this week's CropWatch look at new varieties, timely pest control, and preparations for seeding.  Learn more about two new UNL variety releases and what experts learned from the recent wheat season.
Paths of Destruction A mid-August hail storm that swept from Wyoming into Nebraska stripped the foliage and heads from this dryland sunflower field near LaGrange, Wyo.  See more photos of this and recent hail damage in eastern Nebraska. Share your photos of recent storm damage in CropWatch.  Email ljasa1@unl.edu

August 15-26, 2011

Flooding

• Managing Agricultural Land Post Flooding — Sept. 12 Program Addresses Issues
• Consider Potential for Future Floods When Making Post Flood Restorations

Wheat Production

• Wheat Producers are Advised to Evaluate Varieties Across Sites and Years
• Wheat Following CRP Will Need Extra Fertilizer  
• NU Releases Two New Wheat Varieties with USDA-ARS
• Wheat:  Recapping 2011 and Selecting Seed for 2012
• Controlling Weeds and Volunteer Wheat in Wheat Stubble after Harvest
• Managing Grasshoppers to Protect Emergent Winter Wheat

Soybean Production

• Is Treatment of Soybean Aphids Warranted at R5 or early R6?  
• Soybean Insecticide Preharvest Intervals
• Late Season Treatment not Advised for Frogeye Leaf Spot in Soybeans  
• What's New in Soybean Production — Podcasts Tell the Story  
• New iPad App Aids Scouting for Soybean Aphids
• Soybean Stem Borers Reported in South Central Nebraska
• Gall Midge Larvae Found in Soybeans

Corn Production

• Why are Corn Ears Outgrowing Their Husks?
• Timing Critical to Making the Best Silage

Alfalfa Production

• Planning that Last Cutting of Alfalfa

Irrigation Management

• Recent Rains Meet Final Crop Water Needs at Monitoring Sites (Sept. 7 Report & Podcast)
• Field Check Shows One Final Irrigation May Still be Needed (Aug. 30 Report & Podcast)
• UNL SoyWater Website — How to Schedule the Last Soybean Irrigation of the Season
• Irrigation Update:  Soil Moisture Levels in Eastern Nebraska Good  (Aug. 22 Report & Podcast)
• Soil Monitors Indicate Irrigation can be Delayed (Aug. 16 Report & Podcast)

Crop Reports

• Field Reports from Extension Educators
• Photos Document Impact of Recent Hail Damage
• Crop Updates from Western Nebraska
• USDA:  79% of Irrigated Corn, 78% of Soybeans Good to Excellent

Pesticide Safety

• Tips for Washing Pesticide Contaminated Clothing

Weather

• GDD Deficits Decreasing, but it May Not be Enough for Northern Nebraska
• 1-Month and 3-Month Precipitation and Temperature Forecasts

IANR & Extension Programs and Resources

• Panhandle No-Till Field Days Aug. 30 and Sept. 7
• Sorghum Field Day Set for Sept. 7 at Lawrence
• No-Till on the Plains Whirlwind Expo Sept. 8 near Minden
• Legal Fences in Nebraska — Understanding the Changes
• Grassland Studies Seminars Feature Nobelist, Range of Toppics
• Nebraska Dry Bean Field Tour August 23 near Scottsbluff
• Nebraska Representatives Host Dry Bean Nutrition Seminar in China
• Reminder:  Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab Holds Open House Aug. 24
• York County Farm Tour August 25
• Organic Production Field Day August 25 near Beemer
• New Website Walks Ranchers Through Drought Planning
• New Satellite Image Crop Maps Available for Nebraska

Research & AgNews

• UNL Research Looks at Integrating Dryland Crop and Livestock Operation
• New ARD Dean to Combine Industry, Academic Perspectives