CropWatch January 29, 2016
Soybean Production
- Producers' Help Needed to Identify Current Soybean Practices. Data will be used to identify opportunities for increasing yield under different systems throughout the soybean-production areas.
Resistance Management
- Workshops to Address Growing Challenge of Pest Resistance
3/7 - Wayne | 3/8 - Clay Center | 3/10 - Grant | 3/11 - Scottsbluff
No-till Management
- Nebraska No-till and Soil Health Conferences
Feb. 22 in Hallam | Feb. 23 in Holdrege
Marketing
Forage & Pasture Production
Market Journal
- See segments on using the Nitrogen Loss Assessment Tool, importance of ag topics in the presidential election, analysis of the beef market, discussion of Veterinary Feed Directive, and the weather forecast for the coming week.
Research Updates
- UNL Researchers ID Target of Disease-causing Plant Pathogens
- Camelina "Partnered" with Soybeans for Food and Fuel Benefits. Among findings of this USDA ARS research: "Net economic returns of relay cropping were competitive with those of full-season soybean, while adding the benefits of a cover crop."
Ag Programs