June 26, 2015

Corn Production

• Corn Yield Forecasting Center to project yields biweekly for 45 sites in 10 major corn producing states. See more on site locations and how you can use data for in-season management decisions.
• Corn Disease Update - Scouting Recommended. Northern corn leaf blight has been diagnosed in several eastern Nebraska corn fields and anthracnose leaf blight is being found statewide.
• Tackling Grower Questions Via On-Farm Research: Is cultivation warranted to help dry out soil? What would be the yield response from various rates of sidedress N?
• Stalk Borer Predictor Map.

Wheat Production

• Strategies for Handling Scabby and Vomitoxin-Affected Wheat Grain and Effects of Vomitoxin (DON) on Human and Animal Health
• Wheat Disease Update. Fusarium head blight increasing; others receding.
• Wheat Stem Sawfly Infestation growing in intensity and area.

Farm Management

• 2015 Final Ag Land Values drop 2% averaged across land classifications.
• Farm Finance and Legal Aid Clinics in July

Alfalfa & Forage Management

• Seeding Forages into Wheat Stubble

Market Journal

• View this week's Market Journal on YouTube for segments on corn diseases, soybean diseases, ag trade with Japan and a forecast for the coming week.

Crop & Soil Moisture Reports

• USDA NASS Crops Report
• Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic Update
• Nebraska Soil Moisture Update

IANR & Extension

• Reminder: Weed Management Field Day July 1 at South Central Ag Lab in Clay Center
• UNL Hosting Crop Clinics on Precision Ag, Soils, Crop Diagnostics. Register now to reserve your seat for these July and August events.
• Landlord/Tenant Ag Lease Workshops this August Across Nebraska. It's recommended that both the landlord and tenant (including spouses) attend together to get the most value.