August 21, 2015

Soybean Production

• Soybean Diseases Increasing; Most not Treatable this Year

Corn Production

• Corn Disease Update: Recent Cooler Temperatures Favor Some Corn Diseases, Not Others

Wheat Production

• Curbing Potential Problems for Your 2016 Wheat Crop in Hailed-Out Fields

Insect Management

• Grasshoppers Moving into Crops

Cover Crops Resources

• UNL Cover Crop Resource Page
• Tips and Considerations For Getting Started With Cover Crops (ISU Extension)

Alfalfa & Forage Production

• 3 Keys to Making Quality Silage

Crop Reports

• Extension Field Reports, including agronomic to-do list for next week
• USDA Crop Report
• Soil Moisture Update

Market Journal

• Segments this week include an analysis of the corn and soybean markets with Roy Smith and a soybean disease update with Loren Giesler. Also tune in to see what's new at the Raising Nebraska exhibit at the Nebraska State Fair and the forecast for next week. Market Journal is on Nebraska ETV and YouTube.

Extension Crop Events this Week

• Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties of Soil Clinic Aug. 26 at ARDC near Mead (Download Brochure & Registration Info)
• Late Season Crop Diagnostic Clinic Aug. 27 at ARDC near Mead (Download Brochure & Registration Info)
• Landlord/Tenant Lease Workshops Continuing Across the State

IANR & Nebraska Extension

• UNL Potato Expert Pavlista Recognized Nationally
• Weathering Climate Extremes Focus of UNL Exhibits at Husker Harvest Days
• Winners named in UNL Youth Crop Scouting Contest