University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension

No-till: Saving water and saving energy.
Side-by-side comparison of no-till (left) and tilled (right) fields. With five days over 100oF the first week of June, the tilled sorghum went dormant in the hot, dry soil. The more vigorous no-till out-yielded the tilled field by 35 bu/ac.

April 14, 2006

Weed Management
Controlling spring 'crop' of winter annuals
Disease Management
Soil-borne wheat mosaic being found in wheat
Weed Management
Controlling spring 'crop' of winter annuals
Weed Management
Controlling spring 'crop' of winter annuals
No-till Planting
Nebraska field study: Long-term no-till more profitable than tilled systems
Setting planting equipment for successful no-till
Conduct a preseason field check of planting equipment
Farmer shares experience: No-till saving water, building the soil
Early results from Pumpkin Creek Limited Irrigation Demonstration Project
See the April 21 edition of CropWatch for more stories on saving water and fuel this production season.
Field updates
Field updates
USDA NASS report: Field conditions
Mark your calendar for Gudmundsen Open House

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