University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension

2003 CropWatch Archive

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-26, December 12, 2003 (Web only)
    In this issue: Computer program for farm management decisions; hands-on corn breeding program; change in tax strategy due to the drought; nitrate problems in hay; biotech vs. nonbiotech for grazing; USDA dry bean production data; Market Journal features Beef Cow Symposium speakers; old soil study uncovers value of long-term nitrate research; designing the best conservation buffers; mowing weeds to improve control; Farm Mediation Clinics; Soybean Rust Conference; Sorghum Seminars focus on production and water management; NU Horsin' Around Conference.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-26, November 21, 2003
    In this issue: New management for YieldGard Plus; grower questions on resistance management; year-end tax planning strategies; 2003 crop yields; winter Extension meetings: Corn Expo; Soybean Day and Machinery Expo; Central Plains Irrigation Conference; Crop Protection Clinics; Improving Corn and Soybean Profitability; Nebraska No-till Conference; Women in Agriculture: Pocketing "Change" for Posterity; and Agronomy Highlights. Also, the Integrated Crop Management series (ICM), including: crop production through soil microbiology; irrigation — soil and water management; soil fertility basics — ICM; soil fertility training (intermediate level); precision agriculture — major components (intermediate level); precision agriculture — data management (advanced level); pest management training; crop management training; advanced weed identification and biology; and Southwest Nebraska Ag Meetings: getting the best from forages; tillage practices for water conservation; low cost beef production; computer farm record keeping with Quicken; 10 ways to make money on 10 acres; chemigation training; and Beef Cow Symposium Dec. 9-11.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-25, October 24, 2003
    In this issue: TRSV virus and green soybean plants; no-till yields persevere in dry year; recommendations on fall practices, including sampling for soybean cyst nematode and controlling winter annual weeds, also in dormant alfalfa; and converting from alfalfa to row crops. Also, field updates; new NebGuides on soil acidity; and meeting/program announcements: Nebraska Soybean Expo; Integrated Crop Management seminars; research update symposium; and insurance workshops focusing on new livestock policies.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-24, October 10, 2003
    In this issue: Grain storage tips; testing winter wheat for residual nitrate-nitrogen; countering wind erosion; selecting corn hybrids; skip-row planting research; soybean fertilizer recommendations revised; controlling perennial weeds; controlling winter annual grasses in winter wheat; interseeding alfalfa; developing male sterile plants; vineyard workshop; Market Journal: No-till benefits; Ag at the Crossroads; harvest yield estimates; crop condition report; field updates; and USDA estimates on grain stocks.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-23, September 19, 2003
    In this issue: Relay cropping — research results and tips for adaptation; testing cornstalks for excess nitrogen; grazing standing corn; grazing or haying corn and milo stalks; niger thistle as an alternative crop; cleaning and treating grain bins for harvest; late season pasture weed control; Grain Price Outlook meetings; field updates and ag briefs; production estimates; crop condition report; CropWatch prize winners; sorghum scholarships; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-22, September 5, 2003
    In this issue: Scheduling the last soybean irrigation; tips for selecting 2004 crops; combine adjustments for drought-damaged crops; risk of aflatoxin in corn; SCAL specialists move to Lincoln; irrigation in the North Platte Valley; treating wheat seed; wheat irrigation this fall; corn stalk nitrate test; determining when to rotate alfalfa; crop condition report; farm mediation dates; Grain Price Outlook meetings; field updates; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-21, August 22, 2003
    In this issue: Clearfield wheat in 2003; "Virtual Wheat Tour"; planting winter wheat issues — seedbed preparations, weed control, beginning and ending planting dates; weather/drought update; soybean aphid numbers increasing; whiteflies; using drought-damaged alfalfa; packing and inoculating silage; Solution Days; Husker Harvest Days; Market Journal; Manure Management Field Days; field updates; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-20, August 8, 2003
    In this issue: Drought worsens; July precipitation and soil moisture data; second Generation ECB moths; light trap reports; soybean aphid alert; interactive worksheet for ECB; cowpea aphids in alfalfa; common smut in corn; baling summer annual grasses; farm real estate values; pesticide and PCB disposal sites; Soybean Management Field Days; High Plains Ag Lab Field Day; York corn tour; crop diagnostic and precision farming clinics; Nebraska water issues radio broadcast; Market Journal: Alternative uses for droughty corn; Nebraska Grazing Conference; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-19, July 25, 2003
    In this issue: Irrigating soybeans at R3-R3.5; soybean aphid alert; Soybean Management Field Days; chinch bugs in grain sorghum; blister beetles in alfalfa; spider mites in corn; corn rootworm scouting; protecting pollinators; caution on smut in wheat seed; wheat harvest forecast; manure field days and calibration kit; carbon sequestration field day; alfalfa struggling; new wheatgrasses; field update; Market Journal features tips from the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-18, July 11, 2003
    In this issue: Implementing RAAT grasshopper control with ATVs; wheat harvest update; fusarium head blight in some wheat; rootworm beetles emerging; nitrogen found to increase Bt levels in young corn; ascochyta blight in chickpeas; hastening hay drydown; adjusting haying operation for sweet clover; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-17, July 4, 2003
    In this issue: Western bean cutworms in flight; Nebraska farmers embrace biotech crops; Grassland Reserve Program signup; soil moisture and weather update; ag plantings report; research on spray particle size and distribution; managing purple loosestrife; how drought affects corn at various growth stages; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-16, June 27, 2003
    In this issue: Assessing hail and flood damage to crops; types of field flooding; forages as a rescue crop; corn GDD accumulations behind average; adjusting combines for flattened wheat; adjusting harvest height for increase nutrients; wheat forecast up 49%; controlling volunteer corn in soybean; soybean aphids; Mexican bean beetles; wheathead armyworm; windrow disease in alfalfa; field and pest reports; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-15, June 20, 2003
    In this issue: GDD and ET data added; preparing wheat bins for harvest; harvest precautions; rescue weed treatments in corn; weed focus on saltcedar; Starane receives crisis exemption; soybean aphids spotted in southeast Nebraska; grasshopper populations building; grasshopper I.D. and management resources; potato leafhoppers in alfalfa; protecting high quality hay; water tour focuses on Republican River basin drought, settlement; federal grant approved for Nebraska drought planning; field updates; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-14, June 13, 2003
    In this issue: Winter wheat crop condition; scouting and management of corn rootworms, grasshoppers in cropland, common stalk borer (scouting map), and European corn borer plus treatment worksheet; controlling weeds postemergence in soybeans and a table of labeled herbicides; differentiating the many glyphosate products; ground water depletion tax deduction; North Platte canal levels; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-13, June 6, 2003
    In this issue: Western wheat "on the precipice;" treating rust in wheat; alfalfa weevils slowing regrowth; scouting for the common stalk borer; controlling redcedar in pastures requires integrated, multi-pronged approach; managing pastures to limit need for herbicide applications; targeting weed control in soybeans for greatest efficiency; controlling weeds in alfalfa after first cutting; Weed Science Field Days rescheduled.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-12, May 30, 2003
    In this issue: Stripe rust developing rapidly; western wheat low on much-needed moisture; grasshopper numbers building; cutworms in western Nebraska; resistant Russian wheat aphid; common stalk borer in corn; cycles of drought; site-specific on-line data; selling CRP land; water factsheets; Market Journal on crop protection; farm mediation clinic dates for June; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-11, May 23, 2003
    In this issue: Factors to consider with late planting dates for soybean; wheat surviving low temperatures well; striped rust expected in wheat; seedling disease problems in corn and soybean; stalk borer management; critical period of weed control in corn; weed profiles: western ragweed and hoary vervain; comprehensive nutrient management planning update; drought rating and reservoir update; crop season forecasts; field updates; documentary on swine industry changes; CRP sign-up extended to June 13.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-10, May 16, 2003
    In this issue: Why corn hybrid switch isn't warranted yet; research on the value of inoculants in soybeans; using soil tests to determine manure availability; corn flea beetles feeding in corn; start scouting for summer-feeding grasshoppers, alfalfa weevil predictor map; preparing for West Nile Virus; postemergence herbicides for corn; Lumax receives 2EE label; applying preemergence herbicides postemergence; field updates; upcoming Market Journal broadcasts; USDA increases estimated wheat harvest by 9%; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-9, May 9, 2003
    In this issue: On sorghum: estimated seeding rates, weed control options, new herbicides and Market Journal sorghum program; also: water reservoir and subsoil moisture levels; wheat condition; insect alerts and disease updates for wheat and alfalfa; hard white wheat developments; certifying straw; alfalfa planting late, evaluating hail damage, and scouting for insects; Weed Science Tour; recycling pesticide containers; GPS signal change; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-8, May 2, 2003
    In this issue — Focus on sorghum: Grain sorghum production tips; southern corn leaf beetles; planting time insect control in sorghum; early season alfalfa insect pests; management calendar; soil-borne wheat mosaic; pre-inoculated soybean products; benefits of early alfalfa cutting; improving irrigation pumping plant performance; estimating long-term pumping plant performance; new sunflower herbicides; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-7, April 25, 2003
    In this issue: Recrop options following winter wheat; chinch bugs; gearing up for grasshoppers; corn rootworm treatments; early season weed control in soybeans; field patterns of herbicide injury; new herbicides; crop update; specialist areas within Extension Plant Pathology; new climate information products; NU Diagnostic Clinic services; Soybean Management Field Days Aug. 12-15; farm mediation clinics; Nebraska EQIP funding at $16 million; CRP general sign-up May 5-30; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-6, April 18, 2003
    In this issue — Focus on soybean: Bean pod mottle virus and its vector, the bean leaf beetle; potential impact of soybean rust; soybean insect forecast for 2003; no-tilling early soybeans; how planting dates affect plant growth; wheat condition and disease update; army cutworms in alfalfa; avoiding prescribed burns this dry season; management calendar; pesticide disposal in western Nebraska; novice field scout training; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-5, April 11, 2003
    In this issue — Focus on corn: Recommended dryland corn plant populations for western Nebraska; planter adjustments for no-till; plant field tests; no-tilling into heavy residue; hybrid selection and planting dates for no-till; broadleaf weed control in wheat; new herbicides for 2003; selecting herbicides to allow for later forage planting; residual nitrates; irrigation system maintenance, including sprinkler heads; weather data; new CropWatch weather data; Market Journals on 2003 crop season and West Nile Virus; prospective crop plantings for 2003.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-4, April 4, 2003
    In this issue — Focus on corn: Early season weed control in corn; grazing early season wheat; Nebraska trials on efficacy of YieldGard Rootworm® resistant corn; corn flea beetle prediction; advantages of no-till; selecting the right sprayer nozzle; benefits of proso millet; no-till alfalfa; nitrogen volatilization in no-till; IANR listening sessions; weather update; special pesticide registrations; wheat disease update.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-3, March 21, 2003
    In this issue: Early insects expected in wheat; developing successful wheat varieties; dryland sorghum outperforms corn; Sandhills cranes photo feature; soybean seed treatments; herbicide restrictions; insecticide label changes; Nebraska outlook dry; be leary of gypsum claims; overseeding thin alfalfa; treating weeds in alfalfa early; technical and conservation planning opened to private industry; new publications; and more.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-2, March 7, 2003
    In this issue — Focus on wheat production: Assessing winter wheat stands and potential yields; controlling winter annuals; spring fertilization; emergency tillage to block wind erosion; resistance management for YieldGard Rootworm® corn; Bt corn and European corn borer resistance management and compliance; hay and forage hotline; prevented planting indemnity for crop insurance; Feb. 14 Market Journal on drought, crop insurance issues; farm mediation clinics in March; fertility issues in a dry year; NU fertilizer resources; NRDs receive approval to regulate fertilizer rates; state pesticide regulations revised; NDA warns of pesticide solicitors.

  • CropWatch Newsletter No. 03-1, February 10, 2003
    In this issue — Focus on planning for drought: Nebraska water reserve and estimated allocations from reservoirs; drought; selecting crops suited to available water supply; mycotoxins in corn update; on-line wheat production guide; farm programs and crop insurance; Nebraska No-till Conference; Women in Ag Marketing; conserving soil moisture; Market Journal to address crop insurance and drought issues.

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