2002 Archive of Crop Watch

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-29, Jan. 23, 2003
  In this issue: Winter irrigation of wheat and alfalfa; adjusting pasture leases for drought; drought urban/ag conference on-line; snowpack and streamflow forecasts low; Nebraska's third driest year in 2002; research tests corn rootworm control options; Market Journal Jan. 24; irrigation workshops Feb. 10-14; equity management conference Feb. 14; sorghum seminars Feb. 24-27; water recharge maps; January crop report

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-28, Jan. 7, 2003
  In this issue: Learn how to save soil moisture at corn/soybean meetings; announcements of many Cooperative Extension meetings, including irrigation management short courses; nutrient management; farm personnel management; geospatial and precision ag; new Market Journal shows on Ecosystem, and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-27, Nov. 29 and Dec. 6, 2002
  In this issue: Will winter bring drought recovery?; disparity in ag incomes; biotechnology dilemmas; potential for deflation; speaker to address economic models for farming in the 21st Century; marketing meat directly; soybean oil for suntans; Market Journal program on plant disease bioterrorism; farm mediation clinics for December; and upcoming meetings and events.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-26, Nov. 15, 2002
  In this issue: Developments in Bt corn for 2003; tax options in a drought year; treating soybean seed with a fungicide; plant pest issues reviewed for 2002; drought lingers; and winter extension meeting information, including Crop Protection Clinics, Corn/Soybean Workshops; workshop on alternative profit opportunities for rural Nebraska; Agronomy Highlights; Returning to the Farm; and the Integrated Crop Management winter curriculum.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-25, Nov. 1, 2002
  In this issue: Bt refuges for 2003; yields from long-term tillage trials; pesticide applicator regulation changes; and fall and winter meeting announcements -- pesticide certification training; videoconference on Texas A&M on-line farm bill program; crop insurance workshop; research symposium; nitrogen rates/yields demonstration update; Midwest Weed Science; Husker Feed Grains/Soybean Conference; ag cooperatives workshop; agronomy distance education classes, and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-24, Oct. 18, 2002
  In this issue: Blending guidelines revised for corn; purple seed stain in soybeans; soybean variety development and selection; how freezing changes forages; Ag at the Crossroads conference; changing farm structure and the ramifications for farm policy; controlling winter annuals in alfalfa; and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-23, Oct. 4, 2002
  In this issue: Cover crops; modeling effect of farm bill options; end-of-season irrigation assessment; producing and marketing woody decorative florals; drought expected to continue; considering water when selecting crops for 2003; fall herbicide treatments; pushing corn yield limits; and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-22, Sept. 20, 2002
  In this issue: Aflatoxin concerns; testing, marketing and storage recommendations; harvesting short soybeans; economics of plant windbreaks and cost-share funds available; baling cornstalks; harvest safety; long-term forecasts; West Nile virus and using DEET safely; and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-21, Sept. 6, 2002
  In this special issue on harvest issues and assessing 2002 and looking forward to 2003: Preparing grain bins and eliminating pests; combine and harvest adjustments; crop selection for 2003; post-drought nitrogen use; benefits of no-till post-drought; herbicide carryover; herbicide problems in 2002; drought humor, and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-20, Aug. 23, 2002
  In this special issue on winter wheat production: Winter wheat as an irrigated crop; variety trial results; planting dates; hard white wheat incentives; seedbed preparation and equipment adjustments; weed control; grasshopper control; USDA hopper control funding; testing for nitrogen; liming alfalfa; farm bill 2002; and upcoming events.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-19, Aug. 9, 2002
  In this issue: 2nd generation bean leaf beetles; cowpea aphids and blister beetles in alfalfa; nitrates and prussic acid in forages; reducing wheat diseases in 2003; planting alfalfa in August; Resources: Market Journal on preparing for 2003 crop, livestock production; York County corn tour; irrigation management and nutrient management field tours; agronomy distance education classes.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-18, July 26, 2002
  In this issue: Reports of soybean aphids expand in eastern Nebraska; soybean aphid research; scouting for greenbugs; 2nd flight ECB; new Clearfield wheat system; new farm bill options; controlling volunteer wheat; nodulation of soybeans; making forage from soybeans and hay from corn; testing corn and hay for nitrates; assessing farm finances; soybean management field days; SCREC field day; new drought web site; field updates and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-17, July 19, 2002
  In this issue: Scout corn and soybeans for spider mites; soybean aphids found; check corn roots for rootworm injury; meetings to address drought with strategies & humor; drought continues to widen; New NU Web site targets drought information; rally sparks marketing options for wheat; management tips; outlook for viable yields most likely found in dry bean crop; value-added ag grants; field updates and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-16, July 12, 2002
  In this issue: Corn enters critical period for soil moisture; salvaging poor corn yields for forage, haying or grazing; corn rootworm beetles emerging; check insecticide label before switching to forage or feeding; earworms damaging whorl stage corn; standing wheat may offer highest straw value; controlling weeds after wheat harvest; all counties now approved for CRP haying, grazing; Roadsides released for haying; new crop disease publications; management tips; field updates and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-15, June 28, 2002
  In this issue: Packing a bigger punch with postemergence herbicides; factors affecting glyphosate performance; first western bean cutworm moths caught; chinch bug alert; wheat yields hit record low in drought areas; alfalfa irrigation and management in drought; telemarketing agribusiness warning; signals of heat stress; West Nile Virus update; and upcoming crop production and management meetings.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-14, June 21, 2002
  In this issue: Treat grasshoppers early -- scouting, management, treatment recommendations; potato leafhoppers in alfalfa; rescue treatments for postemergence weeds; EPA to reissue proposed pesticide drift labeling; stretching limited water supplies; issues with cultivation; assessing hail damage and stand loss; countering the potential for greensnap in young corn, annual water tour schedule and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-13, June 14, 2002
  In this issue: ECB moths flying; insects early in drought-stricken western areas; stinkbugs in corn; postemergence weed control in sorghum; controlling volunteer corn in soybeans; producer-driven research in south central Nebraska; tax credit program for beginning farmers; western wheat update; upcoming wheat field days.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-12, June 7, 2002
  In this issue: Postemergence herbicide for soybeans; how row spacing influences weed control timing; drought conditions -- water allocation restrictions sources of aid and information; wheat disease update; avoiding crop injury with liquid manure; fertilizing warm-season grasses; and whether grazing CRP is the right choice

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-11, May 24, 2002
  In this issue: The hows and whys of pesticide spray drift and how to reduce it; Nebraska data indicates potential narrowing periods for pesticide application, if EPA proposal approved; growth regulator herbicides; glyphosate traits; black stem and alfalfa weevil update; stalk borers in corn alert; update on wheat diseases growing more active.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-10, May 17, 2002
  In this issue: Postemergence herbicides; weed control timing important; report of NU ag management program; farmer trials on planter speed; measuring plant uniformity; preparing your irrigation system for the season ahead; tillage and plant space uniformity; testing rowed and drilled stands; first cutting of alfalfa.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-9, May 10, 2002
  In this issue: Replanting uneven stands; scouting for cutworms; potential for late frosts; assessing frost damage in alfalfa; pesticide container recycling and sites; selecting disease-resistant alfalfa; inoculating alfalfa; wheat diseases limited; management changes due to adopting RR beans.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-8, May 3, 2002
  In this issue: Subsurface drip irrigation -- the advantages and disadvantages, costs and water savings; weeds in pasture and range; early season weed control in sorghum; scouting and pest management resources; Weed Science Field Days; alfalfa weevil scouting map; delaying grazing pastures.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-7, April 26, 2002
  In this issue: Focus on Grain Sorghum Production, including results from 5-year corn/sorghum trials; sorghum production tips; dryland yields from rotations;scouting for alfalfa and clover leaf weevils; musk thistle control; new herbicides; frost worries; 90-day weather forecast; drought spreads; field scout training, and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-6, April 19, 2002
  In this issue: Focus on Soybean Production and Pest Management, including bean pod mottle virus; soybean insects to scout for; soybean cyst nematode; prescribed burning; sprayer nozzle selection; preemergent herbicides; early planting dates; irrigate alfalfa; termite workshops.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-5, April 12, 2002
  In this issue: Focus on Soybean Production, including seed treatments, inoculating soybean seed; planting basics -- tillage, date, rate; fertilizing soybeans; early planting option, weed control; manure testing; army cutworms "severe" in west, and mixing corn and sorghum.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-4, April 5, 2002
  In this issue: Focus on Corn Production, including achieving early season weed control in corn; soil fertility; when and where to use starter fertilizers; setting planters and drills; Row cleaning may enhance no-till corn production; new options for controlling seedling insects and corn rootworms; pesticide safety caution with mixed crop pastures; planting alfalfa.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-3, March 29, 2002
  In this issue: Minimizing tillage; estimating value of manure and biosolids from waste water; precipitation deficits increasing;research examines effects of future climate changes on wheat; producer input invited for forecasting models; controlling downy brome in pastures; grazing offers weed control alternative; controlling winter annuals in no-till corn; new herbicides and label changes; check alfalfa condition early; Ag land values up; management calendar; pesticide waste collection sites; on-farm research trials; new publications and more.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-2, March 15, 2002
  In this issue: Focus on Wheat Production, including assessing winter wheat stands and estimating yield potential; Countering wind erosion in growing winter wheat; USDA: Alliance most popular variety in Nebraska; wheat condition reports; effects of dry winter on disease; broadleaf weed control in wheat; early season insect problems. Also: corn flea beetle expected survival; providing security for ammonia tanks; testing soil for pH; using lime to amend acid soils; economics of using pel-lime versus ag lime; delay sale of extra hay supplies; using turnips, oats to bolster pastures. And: management calendar, resources, new publications, featured Web site; and upcoming ag meetings.

• Crop Watch Newsletter No. 02-1, March 1, 2002
  In this issue: Selecting crops based on available water; water levels lower than normal; NU research report on adoption of GMO soybeans; calculating nitrogen application rates; taking quality soil samples; giving credit for all sources of nitrogen; check alfalfa for army cutworms; controlling winter annuals in alfalfa; crop insurance update for 2002; weed management guide expanded; Revised WeedSOFT available; reader survey on the adoption of GMOs And: management calendar, resources, new publications, featured Web site; and upcoming ag meetings.

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