Skip to main content

Feb. 20-27, 2015

UNL Researchers with UAV — UNL researchers conduct research with unmanned aerial vehicles for agricultural and natural resource applications and this week answer a question on uninvited drone flights over livestock. MORE

March 4, 2015

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Report

Nebraska Farm Real Estate Values Slip 3% in Last Year.
Cornhusker Economics: 2015 Trends in Nebraska Farmland Values and Rental Rates Reflect Changes in Agricultural Commodity Prices

February 20-27, 2015

Cover Crops

Corn and Soybean Herbicide Options for Planting Cover Crops for Forage in Fall. Which cover crops are allowed after which herbicides.

Precision Agriculture

Q&A on Responding to Uninvited Drones over Livestock. Your best response may involve the camera in your smart phone.

Wheat Production

Cover crops planted for forage

grain bins

UNL Study Characterizes Genetic Resistance to Wheat Stem Rust, dating back to Gage, a variety released by UNL and USDA in 1963.

Farm Bill Resources

Farmbill.unl.edu — Information and decision-aid resources

Stored Grain Management

Regularly Check Stored Grain Temperature and Moisture. As temperatures fluctuate and then warm, the potential for grain losing quality increases.

Soybean Production

SCN Update: 6th Annual 'Tode Awards Announced in recognition of efforts by producers and the Nebraska Soybean Board to test for soybean cyst nematode.

Market Journal

View segments on analyzing projected planted acres, corn hail damage research, winter wheat condition, calving and breeding, and the forecast for the next week (Feb. 20.
View segments on soybean seed treatments, the Supreme Court ruling on Republican River water use, the cattle market, and the weather forecast for next week (Feb. 27).

USDA Reports

Nebraska Loses 500 Farms/Ranches from 2013

IANR & Extension Events