Jhala Receives Early Career Outstanding Weed Scientist Award
February 1, 2017
Amit Jhala, Nebraska Extension weed management specialist and frequent contributor to CropWatch, has been honored with an Early Career Outstanding Weed Scientist Award by the Weed Science Society of America. This award recognizes outstanding contributions made by an early career weed scientist in research, extension, and/or teaching in the US. Jhala joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty in 2012 and has a split appointment in research and extension in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.
Nebraska Cover Crop Conference Feb. 14
January 25, 2017
Interested in adding cover crops to your corn-soybean rotation, but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you’re already using cover crops and would like to talk with others about some challenges you faced.
2017 Nutrient Management Record Keeping Calendars
January 10, 2017
The 2017 Nutrient Management Record Keeping Calendars are now available from Nebraska Extension. Tracking manure application rates, part of the calendar’s record keeping tools, is important for getting the maximum crop nutrient value from manure and documenting one’s environmental stewardship. This easy-to-use record-keeping calendar tracks manure-related records for livestock and cropping operations.
Farm and Ranch Business Succession & Estate Planning Workshops in Bridgeport, Chadron
January 6, 2017
Workshops on business succession and estate planning for farm and ranch owners, families and beginners will be presented Jan. 25 at Bridgeport and Chadron.
Nebraska Extension Workshops on Using Quicken
January 6, 2017
Nebraska Extension is hosting workshops on using Quicken, a popular commercial record-keeping software package, for farm financial recordkeeping.
Corn Residue Field Days Oct. 20, 28
October 4, 2016
In a year when profit may be limited, can harvesting corn residue offer an additional income stream for Nebraska farmers? Two October field days on either end of the state look at field trials of grazing and baling effects on residue, the soil, and yields.
Field Pea Production Workshop Nov. 4
October 3, 2016
Interested in learning more about growing field peas? Get the latest research information and recommendations tailored for Nebraska from producers and university experts at the Nebraska Extension Field Pea Production workshop Nov. 4 in Culbertson.
New Soils and Nutrient Management Specialist Joins Panhandle REC
August 17, 2016
Bijesh Maharjan will join the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Panhandle Research and Extension Center Sept. 6 as soil and nutrient management specialist. He will conduct research and extension programs focused on improved soil productivity and precision nutrient management in irrigated, limited-irrigation, and rainfed crop and forage production systems in the Panhandle.