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March 15 Entry Deadline for Innovative Youth Corn Challenge

March 1, 2016
NOTE: The entry deadline for the Innovative Youth Corn Challenge has been extended to March 30, 2016.

Teams of Nebraska youth are invited to enter the Innovative Youth Corn Challenge contest by March 15.

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common stalk borer larva

Begin Scouting for Common Stalk Borers in Corn

May 31, 2023
Understanding the common stalk borer life cycle and behavior is critical for selecting management practices to reduce damage in corn.

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Wheat stem maggot in corn
Wheat stem maggot in corn

Wheat Stem Maggot Damaging Corn

June 19, 2015

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To avoid compacting more of the field, the grain cart should run down the same row middles as the combine. An auger extension may be needed on the combine to get the wheel tracks to line up. The wheel spacing on the combine, tractor, and grain cart should be adjusted to all run between the rows.
To avoid compacting more of the field, the grain cart should run down the same row middles as the combine. An auger extension may be needed on the combine to get the wheel tracks to line up. The wheel spacing on the combine, tractor, and grain cart should be adjusted to all run between the rows.

Avoiding Compaction at Harvest

October 11, 2017
If you're worried about compacting still-wet soils this fall, these recommendations can help you avoid or reduce potential compaction and its effects on next year's yields.

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Downed corn leading to harvest complications in 2012

Assessing and Harvesting Downed Corn

October 26, 2012

Also see Robert Klein's photo essay on an operation's effort to harvest downed corn and a related segment on YouTube from the November 2 Market Journal story with Rick Rasby.

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Making Silage from Dry Corn

Sept. 11, 2015

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Depictions of Palmer amaranth in corn
Figure 1. (L) Palmer amaranth in corn and (R) a Palmer amaranth seedling. A member of the pigweed family, Palmer amaranth is a difficult to control broadleaf made even more difficult by its growing resistance to herbicides, including atrazine and HPPD inhibitors.

Managing Herbicide-Resistant Palmer Amaranth Field Day

July 1, 2015
Learn how to get an edge on managing Palmer amaranth resistant to atrazine and HPPD-inhibitor herbicides Tuesday, Aug. 4 at a Nebraska Extension field day near Shickley.

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Corn in flooded soil
Corn in flooded soil

Corn and Soybean Survival in Saturated and Flooded Soils

May 7, 2015
Several factors affect corn and soybean survival in flooded soils at early season growth stages. The oxygen supply in saturated soils becomes depleted within about 48 hours. Cool air temperatures will help increase the possibility of survival, but germinating seed and plants would not be expected to survive more than four days.

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